Basic Concepts
(1 Year Program)

The One-Year Basic Concepts in Psychotherapy program is an excellent way for students to continue their professional education and serves as a way for students to assess their interest in further analytic training. Basic Concepts students participate in the same academic classes and group supervision as students in the Three or Four Year program.  Though the classes are the same, Basic Concepts students do not see patients at the Sarah A. Meehan Center, they do not receive supervision, and they are not required to be in personal analysis.  Mid-way through the year, students in the One-Year program have the option to apply to continue on as students in the Three or Four Year program. Should they decide not to continue their training, a Letter of Completion is granted to all students who graduate at the end of the academic year.

Psychoanalytic
Psychotherapy
(3 Year Program)
 

Students in the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis programs follow the development of psychoanalytic thought, learning how each new theory built on and/or altered what came before, with the hope that students will continue to develop their ability to help their clients.  These students must be in their own personal analysis and must be in individual supervision (see below for more details). These students have the option of seeing patients at the Sarah A. Meehan Center, if they wish. Hours worked at the Center count toward advanced licensure. Furthermore, students who donate nine patient hours per week at the Center do not have to pay for supervision or tuition. These students are still required to pay an annual registration fee of $200 and pay for their own personal analysis.

Supervision

In addition to Group Supervision, students in the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy program will have one individual hour of supervision per week during their first year. In the second and third year of the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy program and the fourth year of the Psychoanalysis program students will have two intensive supervisory sessions per week, one of overall supervision and one of intensive supervision/analytic control. A minimum of 30 months of supervision as specified is required for graduation in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and a minimum of 40 months for graduation in Psychoanalysis. Overall supervision is individual supervision which covers the student's entire case load. Its purpose is to oversee the student's total clinical performance and the handling of administrative responsibilities. Intensive supervision (analytic control) is individual supervision which is focused on one, or, at most, a few selected cases. First year supervisors are assigned. Thereafter they are selected by the student in accordance with the Training Institute's guidelines.

Personal ANALYSIS

Students in the three year Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy program must be in their own analysis 2x per week for three years while students in the four year Psychoanalysis program must be in analysis 3x per week for two years. Students are permitted to complete this requirement after the course work has ended if needed. Certificate will be given once all of the requirements have been met.

Psychoanalysis
(4 Year Program) 

Students in the Psychoanalytic (4th year) program have the same class and supervision structure as students in the three year program, though they work with more advanced coursework.  However, in addition to the coursework, one of the main focuses of the fourth year is the completion of a 35 page Case Presentation, which focuses on one client that the student has seen 3x per week for at least one calendar year.  The Case Presentation is an opportunity to analyze the work with one client from at least two schools of psychoanalytic thought.  In our view, a skilled clinician is able to understand patient material through the lenses of different schools of thought, and is able to choose from these approaches how best to interact with what is happening, moment to moment, in the therapy room.  Through writing this intensive case, and through working with the faculty assigned to them on their case committee on understanding how different psychoanalytic viewpoints would handle the material in different ways, the student gets invaluable insight into how to fluidly move between different schools of analytic thought.  

Finally, we try to encourage our 4th year students to engage with the larger psychoanalytic world.  To that end, 4th year students have the opportunity to work with Dr. Karen Starr, on how to shape their psychoanalytic material into professional papers. 

Personal ANALYSIS

As described above, students in the Psychoanalysis program must be in analysis 3x per week for two years. This can be arranged as students beginning 3x per week analysis in their third year and continuing into the fourth or beginning in their fourth year and completing one year later. Certificate will be given once the requirement have been met.

Admission Process

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COUPLES PROGRAM

The Couple Therapy Training Program is a two-year certificate program that includes:

• A core curriculum in psychodynamic theory and fundamental techniques in couple therapy.

• A caseload of at least three treatment hours weekly.

• Individual and group supervision of couple cases.

• Engagement in personal individual or group therapy.

• Seminars, film programs, and workshops presented throughout the year.

• Supervised clinical hours count for licensure and professional requirements.

• Advanced training in couple therapy supervision is available beyond the two-year certificate.

• Fellowship for course and workshop tuition are available, requiring three hours per week of couple treatment in our clinic.

Annual Tuition: $0 with fellowship

For further information contact: 
Delverlon Hall, EdD, LCSW Director at 917.576.1544 or delverlon@gmail.com

About

Working with couples presents unique challenges even for experienced clinicians. An understanding of each member of a couple's individual psychological development and emotional experience is crucial for effective treatment. A good couple therapist uses advanced skills to support individuals while maintaining an underlying focus on the couple relationship. 

Our program offers a firm understanding of psychodynamic theory as it relates to each individual's model of relationships and each couple's interactions. Our approach stresses the importance of cognitive, EFT, relational and system-modalities. Our low-cost clinic affords couples the opportunity to work with therapists in our training program where, in turn, therapists are given the chance to put theory into practice. Group and individual supervision allows for a full exploration of issues as they arise. Advanced Training beyond the two-year certificate is available for those interested in becoming couple therapist supervisors. 

Admission Process

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GROUP PROGRAM

The Group Therapy Training Program emphasizes a psychodynamic understanding of group interaction, the importance of appropriate diagnosis for successful group treatment, the use of the therapist's self, the value of combined therapy, and the selective use of group modalities tailored to specific treatment situations. Focused courses in working with adolescent, addicted or elderly groups are available. We offer two training tracks. 

TRACK 1

A two-year program involving seminars, supervision, leading group therapy, and personal group therapy. There are two one-hour academic and supervisory seminars on Fridays per trimester for a total time commitment of 6 seminars for the year (three trimesters). This track allows for an introduction to the basic concepts of group therapy and theory but could also be credited for those who want to pursue the entire program.

TRACK 2

A segmental program wherein a trainee may choose one and/or two components, thereby allowing maximum flexibility over an extended period of time.

SIGNIFICANT FEATURES

• Seminars and supervision held on Friday evening. All other aspects of the program are individually arranged.

• Supervised clinical hours that count towards licensure requirements and Certified Group Psychotherapist status (CGP) from the AGPA, as well as supervised clinical hours for social workers.

• The opportunity to lead groups through our clinic.

• Certificate is awarded upon completion.

For Additional information please contact: 
George L. Lynn, PsyD, MSCP, ABPP: Director of Group Therapy at 860-227-0676 or george@timh.org

ADMISSION PROCESS

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