Child Psychotherapy Clinical Training


Overview of the course

Applications for September 2025 intake will open on the 1st of January 2025. For an application form please email info@btpp.co.uk

Enquiries about, and expressions of interest for this training intake are welcome and an initial conversation with Eva Shehu-Whitefield, Lead for Recruitment, (evawhitefield@btpp.co.uk) can be arranged for you to further discuss your interest and learn more about training at BTPP.

Commissioned and part-funded by Health Education England (HEE), this Doctoral level training, accredited by the Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP), begins September 2025.

Who Is This For?

  • People with a passion for psychoanalytic thinking, who have already completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Perinatal, Child, Adolescent, and Family Work: A Psychoanalytic Observational Approach (M7). If you are interested in training as a Child Psychotherapist but have not yet done this pre-clinical course, click here to find out more about this first step.

Pre-Entry Requirements:

  • Completion of an MA/PG Dip in Perinatal, Child, Adolescent, and Family Work: A Psychoanalytic Observational Approach (M7)

Programme Highlights:

  • Four-year, full-time, salaried training.

  • In-depth learning in clinical, psychoanalytic theory, and diverse psychotherapy skills.

  • Hands-on experience in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.

Professional Registration:

  • Qualifying Trainees become members of the ACP.

  • Qualified professionals must register with the ACP to practice as a child psychotherapist

To find out more about the course structure, what the Birmingham training can offer, and how to apply, click here