Please note:
- We do not offer an emergency service, if matters are urgent you should contact your local NHS Emergency Mental Health helpline.
- We cannot accept referral requests submitted by those under the age of 18.
- We cannot accept referral requests submitted on behalf of someone else.
- We cannot offer remote therapy sessions through our Training Patient Scheme.
Overview
The Severnside Institute for Psychotherapy is a Member Institute of the British Psychoanalytic Council, who accredit our well established training courses.
Our Training Patient Scheme offers the opportunity to access face to face therapy sessions at reduced rates with a therapist in training. Trainees are at an advanced stage of training, many of whom already hold formal qualifications in other therapeutic modalities, and are supervised by senior members of SIP who have been approved as training supervisors.
There are two options:
- Intensive psychoanalytic psychotherapy: This scheme is for individuals who are looking for – and can commit to – three times weekly sessions for a minimum of two years
- Psychodynamic psychotherapy: This is for individuals who are looking for – and can commit to – once or twice weekly therapy for a minimum of one year.
If you’d like to enquire about accessing therapy at a reduced cost with a therapist in training through SIP’s Training Patient Scheme, please see the ‘How does the Training Patient Scheme referral process work?‘ section of the FAQs below for more information.
If you’d prefer to contact a therapist directly, you may prefer to use the ‘Find a therapist’ pages of the British Psychoanalytic Council (https://www.bpc.org.uk/find-a-therapist) or the United Kingdom Council of Psychotherapists (https://www.psychotherapy.org.uk/find-a-therapist/), both of which list suitably trained and registered therapists.
Availability as of 11-April 2024
Location | Commitment required | Slots available (all face-to-face) |
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Bristol | Currently closed for new patients | |
Birmingham | 3 sessions a week for a minimum of 2 years | Monday – Morning Tuesday – Morning Wednesday – Afternoon |
Cheltenham | 3 sessions a week for a minimum of 2 years | Three of the following: Monday – Afternoon Tuesday – Morning or Afternoon Wednesday- Morning or Afternoon Thursday – Morning Friday – Morning |
Frome | 3 sessions a week for a minimum of 2 years | Three of the following: Monday – Morning Tuesday – Afternoon or Evening Wednesday – Afternoon Thursday – Morning Friday – Morning or Afternoon |
Stroud | TBC | Friday – Morning or afternoon |
Somerset | 3 sessions a week for a minimum of 2 years | Three of the following: Monday – Afternoon or Evening Tuesday – Afternoon Thursday – Morning, Afternoon |
Taunton | 3 sessions a week for a minimum of 2 years | Three of the following: Monday – Morning or Afternoon Tuesday – Afternoon Wednesday – Afternoon Friday – Afternoon |