British Psychoanalytic Council

Search our register of accredited psychoanalytic psychotherapists here.

The Health Professions Council has agreed a workplan timetable and call for ideas on the statutory regulation of psychotherapists and counsellors. Read our July 2008 update here

Thursday 27 - Friday 28 November 2008, London Savoy Place

Annual conference of the New Savoy Partnership, of which the BPC is a founding partner.

Download the programme and book tickets here

Official conference website | Video recordings of the keynotes from last year's event

National Health Executive magazine has published our article on workforce issues for the newly-funded psychological therapies services. Download the PDF here - includes a complementary article by Chris Mace (RCPsych).

Health minister Ivan Lewis announces the 32 sites who will begin to roll out talking therapies around the country. 

The British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) has issued this position statement on a number of important issues that all broadly have in common our relationship with Government and its various agencies.

18 July: Today's Times has published a letter from our CEO in response to recent articles against regulation of psychological therapies. (Scroll down to third letter on page.)

Read the unedited version here and discuss it online (requires login)

Representatives from all our member institutions recently discussed the future strategy of the BPC. Read a brief report of the outcomes of this encouraging and highly productive meeting (requires member login).

We are planning a major new conference for next spring in London, with the working title Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy: Claiming its place in the modern world. Watch this space for details as the programme develops.

7 July: The press is widely reporting a statement made at a recent conference that 'CBT has not been proved to be better than other therapies and such perceptions could mislead the public and harm patient care.' Read the article here.