Training

For many clinicians, psychodynamic training opens the door to a career that is both deeply rewarding and sustainable. It offers flexibility, depth, and a sense of purpose that continues to unfold over time—work that remains engaging, human, and alive throughout a long professional life.

Training in psychodynamic techniques invites clinicians into a way of working that goes beyond symptoms and strategies. It asks us to listen closely to deep emotions—our clients’ and our own—and to use that emotional experience as a source of understanding and long-term change.  This training also offers in depth exploration of how lifelong relational experience organizes a person’s sense of self and of the world.  The approach moves between the inner world and the lived world in understanding how we all become the people we are.

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 four 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.