Training
For many clinicians, psychodynamic training opens the door to a career that is both deeply rewarding and sustainable throughout a long professional life. It offers flexibility, depth, and a sense of purpose that continues to unfold over time – work that remains engaging, human, and alive.
Psychodynamic training teaches us to listen closely—to deep emotions and to the thoughts that reflect them. This form of listening helps us understand and articulate how patients experience themselves, their relationships, and the world around them. It deepens awareness of the adaptive and maladaptive ways patients have learned to relate, revealing how past patterns shape present experience. As these patterns come into view, patients gain the capacity to reflect, loosen old constraints, and make meaningful change.
If you’re drawn to work that values emotional depth, reflection and genuine transformation, psychodynamic training can be a powerful next step.
Where to Begin
The Postgraduate Training in Psychodynamic Clinical Practice is a one-year Introductory program consisting of 4 courses. All 4 courses are offered virtually and are available to continuing education students and our candidates. They can be taken one course at a time, or two.
- All courses offer CEs to psychologists, counselors, and social workers.
- 2 of the courses are offered in the fall and 2 are offered in the spring. They are held on Wednesdays, for 1 ½ hours between 9:00am and 1:00pm EST at a fee of $550 each.
- Continuing Education students should scan and email a copy of their CV and license to cppnj@cppnj.org to ensure that these courses are appropriate for their background.
We also offer an Affiliate Membership at $100 per year which allows you to pay the member rate of $400 per course. Below is the link to the application and additional benefits of membership:
Affiliate membership benefits:
- Participation in our list serv
- Inclusion in our online directory
- Reduced fees for conferences and courses
- Participation in our study groups
- Participation in community events
- CPPNJ Affiliate Application
Post Graduate Training in Psychodynamic Clinical Practice
Post Graduate Training in Psychodynamic Clinical Practice consists of the first four courses of the Program in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. They are designed to expose the candidate to basic psychoanalytic concepts and their relevance to both diagnosis and treatment without requiring a commitment to supervision and personal treatment.
Program in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
The Program in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy provides comprehensive training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy and consists of twelve courses and two clinical process mini-courses. Candidates take one or two courses per semester and an additional clinical process mini-course in January. Classes, as well as both supervision and personal treatment, take place in faculty offices or online.
Program in Psychoanalysis
The Program in Psychoanalysis is a continuation of the Program in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. All requirements of the Program in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy must be completed before a candidate can move on.