Professional membership body for BPC-registered psychotherapists

With a growing number of members, an active programme of lectures, clinical seminars and Study Days, as well as many opportunities to contribute to the teaching and running of the organisation, SIP offers a dynamic and rich experience to its members and associates.

We welcome applications for membership from psychotherapists who have completed a training in psychoanalytic or psychodynamic psychotherapy equivalent to SIP’s own training. Members of other Membership Institutes of BPC can also join SIP as a Clinical Associate, allowing them to receive referrals via SIP’s Consultation & Referral Service (CRS), attend SIP’s CPD events, participate in the delivery of SIP’s training, subscribe to various journals and publications at a discounted rate, and join SIP’s Committees.

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Direct entry criteria

Full Psychoanalytic Membership

The basic requirements to join SIP as a psychoanalytic member are that:

You have had psychoanalysis or psychoanalytic psychotherapy with an approved therapist at a minimum frequency of three times weekly throughout training
You have worked with two patients for intensive psychotherapy, at least three times weekly;
- One patient will have been seen for at least two years, and the other for at least eighteen months
- Therapy with these patients would need to have been supervised by approved supervisors throughout training

Full Psychodynamic Membership

The basic requirements to join SIP as a psychodynamic member are that:

You have undertaken 3 – 4 years of twice-weekly psychoanalytic psychotherapy with a BPC registered and approved training therapist
You have worked at least 200 hours of psychodynamic psychotherapy (this total must include having worked with two patients, at a frequency of once or twice weekly sessions, for a minimum of one year)
You have received a minimum of 120 hours of supervision with a BPC registered and approved psychoanalytic or psychodynamic training therapist

Clinical Associateship

This is available to any adult-trained psychoanalytic or psychodynamic psychotherapist who is registered with the BPC through a different member institute or, exceptionally, to psychoanalytic or psychodynamic psychotherapists registered with other equivalent organisations.

Benefits	Pre-retirement member	Student Associate	Clinical Associate
Inclusion on British Psychoanalytic Council’s Therapist Register		Upon qualification	X
Access to SIP’s Subsidised Treatment and Training Funds to support you in offering low-cost therapy			X
Access to professional support and guidance from SIP’s Ethics Committee			X
Access to patient referrals through SIP’s well-established Consultation & Referral Service	X
Join a community of like-minded professionals
Receive SIP’s monthly Members newsletter – with the option to contribute content and circulate notices at no cost
Access to SIP’s library containing 1000+ psychotherapy books and journals
Discounts on CPD events and the opportunity to attend special Study Days and clinical seminars for SIP Members and Associates
Access to the Psychoanalytic Electronic Publishing platform (PEP-Web) at no extra cost		X	X
Significant discounts on industry leading journals and online learning material
Invitation to participate in SIP’s Annual General Meeting
Opportunity to serve on SIP’s Committees, helping shape the future of our organisation
Opportunities to contribute to SIP’s Courses and Trainings		X