IPT Practitioner Training:
Cohort 1
Teaching dates: 1st , 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th September 2025
Timings: 9 am - 5 pm
Welcome Session: August 5th 2025, 10 am - 11am, Online on Zoom
Refresher Half-Day: 3rd March 2026, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm, Online on Zoom
Application Deadline: 11th August 2025
Format: In person, 4-8 Rodney Street, London N1 9JH
Cohort 2
Teaching dates: 6th, 8th, 10th, 14th, 16th, 20th, 23rd and 24th October 2025.
Timings: 6th and 24th will be 9 am - 5 pm and the rest of the training will be 9:15 am - 12:15 pm.
Welcome Session: 23rd September, 10 am - 11am, Online on Zoom
Refresher Half-Day: 28th May 2026, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm, Online on Zoom
Application Deadline: 15th September 2025
Format: Online on Zoom
Cohort 3
Teaching dates: 6th, 8th, 14th, 16th and 20th of January 2026
Timings: 9 am - 5 pm
Welcome Session: 3rd December 2025, 9 am - 10 am, Online on Zoom
Refresher Half-Day: 6th July 2026, 1 pm - 4 pm, Online on Zoom
Application Deadline: 16th December 2025
Format: Online, on Zoom
Please note that those with NHSE funded places will be prioritised for places but where there is space, we are very happy to offer these to those that are not funded by NHSE. I would encourage you to apply as soon as possible but please do keep in mind that a place is not guaranteed and may not be confirmed until nearer the time.
Application process: Please email [email protected] or see our website for an application form and eligibility requirements (do not book before you have been told that your application has been approved)
Price (for non-funded place): The cost is £1250 for the teaching (paid via the website before the start of the training) and 12 months of supervision at an additional £3000 (paid in instalments directly to the supervisor).
Introductory Practitioner Training Course for Interpersonal Psychotherapy
This five-day course provides introductory training for practitioners in IPT and reflects the IPT competency framework (www.ucl.ac.uk/CORE). This course is accredited with IPT UK and is suitable for staff working in IAPT services. The course includes a series of didactic sessions, small and large group work and clinical role play. This course qualifies participants for Level A (Basic) training in IPT.
For more information please visit the Anna Freud website
The course instructors have been delivering IPT training for over ten years and have delivered IPT Practitioner & Supervisor training across the UK, Europe and in North America. Dr Roslyn Law was National Lead for IPT in Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) and wrote and delivered the IAPT national curriculum for IPT Practitioner and Supervisor training in primary care services for people with common mental health problems. She is now the training director for CYP IAPT at UCL/King’s College London and Reading University and author of the national curriculum for IPT-A training in CYP IAPT and "Defeating Depression - How to use the people in your life to open the door to recovery." (Constable & Robinson Pubs, 2013).
Aim of the course:
The five day course will provide experienced mental health professionals with an introduction to the IPT model. The course will cover the knowledge competencies for IPT with depression and an introduction to the skills competencies, which will be developed more fully in supervised clinical casework. The course provides an overview of modifications of IPT for use with adolescent populations and with eating disorders and it application with anxiety disorders.
Who is the course suitable for?
Applicants should have a mental health qualification and at least two years post qualification experience of providing psychological therapy for people with mental health problems. Applicants, who have completed two years full time training in delivering psychological therapies e.g. final year clinical psychology trainees, are also welcome to apply. Applicants with a range of training backgrounds are welcome e.g. clinical and counselling psychologists, counsellors, psychotherapists, psychiatrists, nurse therapists, social workers, occupational therapists, and GP’s. IAPT staff can attend this course and should indicate that they require IAPT compliant training when applying. The course is not suitable for applicants who wish to acquire basic therapeutic skills.
Supervision
The course provides the first stage in working towards becoming an IPT UK Accredited IPT Practitioner. Following attendance on the course those wishing to become IPT practitioners are required to undertake supervision with an IPT UK accredited Supervisor. IAPT staff must arrange supervision that follows the IPT IAPT protocol and must confirm the supervision arrangement before attending the course. Supervision must be arranged directly with the supervisor and will involve an additional fee. Supervision can be provided face to face or remotely e.g. telephone, Skype. Trainees can be directed to qualified supervisors across the IPT UK network.
Testimonials:
"Roslyn is a very engaging lecturer and kept my attention throughout. As well as this, despite only having 5 days, I felt I gained a real insight into the principles and basic techniques of IPT, which piqued my interest further and made me want to pursue it further as a new and useful approach within my local mental health service."
Teaching dates: 1st , 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th September 2025
Timings: 9 am - 5 pm
Welcome Session: August 5th 2025, 10 am - 11am, Online on Zoom
Refresher Half-Day: 3rd March 2026, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm, Online on Zoom
Application Deadline: 11th August 2025
Format: In person, 4-8 Rodney Street, London N1 9JH
Cohort 2
Teaching dates: 6th, 8th, 10th, 14th, 16th, 20th, 23rd and 24th October 2025.
Timings: 6th and 24th will be 9 am - 5 pm and the rest of the training will be 9:15 am - 12:15 pm.
Welcome Session: 23rd September, 10 am - 11am, Online on Zoom
Refresher Half-Day: 28th May 2026, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm, Online on Zoom
Application Deadline: 15th September 2025
Format: Online on Zoom
Cohort 3
Teaching dates: 6th, 8th, 14th, 16th and 20th of January 2026
Timings: 9 am - 5 pm
Welcome Session: 3rd December 2025, 9 am - 10 am, Online on Zoom
Refresher Half-Day: 6th July 2026, 1 pm - 4 pm, Online on Zoom
Application Deadline: 16th December 2025
Format: Online, on Zoom
Please note that those with NHSE funded places will be prioritised for places but where there is space, we are very happy to offer these to those that are not funded by NHSE. I would encourage you to apply as soon as possible but please do keep in mind that a place is not guaranteed and may not be confirmed until nearer the time.
Application process: Please email [email protected] or see our website for an application form and eligibility requirements (do not book before you have been told that your application has been approved)
Price (for non-funded place): The cost is £1250 for the teaching (paid via the website before the start of the training) and 12 months of supervision at an additional £3000 (paid in instalments directly to the supervisor).
Introductory Practitioner Training Course for Interpersonal Psychotherapy
This five-day course provides introductory training for practitioners in IPT and reflects the IPT competency framework (www.ucl.ac.uk/CORE). This course is accredited with IPT UK and is suitable for staff working in IAPT services. The course includes a series of didactic sessions, small and large group work and clinical role play. This course qualifies participants for Level A (Basic) training in IPT.
For more information please visit the Anna Freud website
The course instructors have been delivering IPT training for over ten years and have delivered IPT Practitioner & Supervisor training across the UK, Europe and in North America. Dr Roslyn Law was National Lead for IPT in Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) and wrote and delivered the IAPT national curriculum for IPT Practitioner and Supervisor training in primary care services for people with common mental health problems. She is now the training director for CYP IAPT at UCL/King’s College London and Reading University and author of the national curriculum for IPT-A training in CYP IAPT and "Defeating Depression - How to use the people in your life to open the door to recovery." (Constable & Robinson Pubs, 2013).
Aim of the course:
The five day course will provide experienced mental health professionals with an introduction to the IPT model. The course will cover the knowledge competencies for IPT with depression and an introduction to the skills competencies, which will be developed more fully in supervised clinical casework. The course provides an overview of modifications of IPT for use with adolescent populations and with eating disorders and it application with anxiety disorders.
Who is the course suitable for?
Applicants should have a mental health qualification and at least two years post qualification experience of providing psychological therapy for people with mental health problems. Applicants, who have completed two years full time training in delivering psychological therapies e.g. final year clinical psychology trainees, are also welcome to apply. Applicants with a range of training backgrounds are welcome e.g. clinical and counselling psychologists, counsellors, psychotherapists, psychiatrists, nurse therapists, social workers, occupational therapists, and GP’s. IAPT staff can attend this course and should indicate that they require IAPT compliant training when applying. The course is not suitable for applicants who wish to acquire basic therapeutic skills.
Supervision
The course provides the first stage in working towards becoming an IPT UK Accredited IPT Practitioner. Following attendance on the course those wishing to become IPT practitioners are required to undertake supervision with an IPT UK accredited Supervisor. IAPT staff must arrange supervision that follows the IPT IAPT protocol and must confirm the supervision arrangement before attending the course. Supervision must be arranged directly with the supervisor and will involve an additional fee. Supervision can be provided face to face or remotely e.g. telephone, Skype. Trainees can be directed to qualified supervisors across the IPT UK network.
Testimonials:
"Roslyn is a very engaging lecturer and kept my attention throughout. As well as this, despite only having 5 days, I felt I gained a real insight into the principles and basic techniques of IPT, which piqued my interest further and made me want to pursue it further as a new and useful approach within my local mental health service."
IPT-B (Interpersonal Psychotherapy Brief training)
Dates: 22nd May 2025 09:15-16:45
Cost: £250
Description:
IPT-Brief (IPT-B) is a modification of Interpersonal Psychotherapy Training (IPT), an evidence-based psychotherapy for depression. IPT-Brief is recommended in the NICE guidelines for depression for some people who might benefit from IPT. Treatment in IPT-B is reduced to 8 sessions and is recommended for clients who are unlikely or unable to commit to 16 sessions. Research has primarily been conducted in perinatal settings.
This training provides guidance to qualified IPT practitioners and supervisors who wish to learn about the format and evidence for this shortened intervention and consider its relevance for some people referred for IPT.
Please fill in this application form and email it to us to book your place.
Cost: £250
Description:
IPT-Brief (IPT-B) is a modification of Interpersonal Psychotherapy Training (IPT), an evidence-based psychotherapy for depression. IPT-Brief is recommended in the NICE guidelines for depression for some people who might benefit from IPT. Treatment in IPT-B is reduced to 8 sessions and is recommended for clients who are unlikely or unable to commit to 16 sessions. Research has primarily been conducted in perinatal settings.
This training provides guidance to qualified IPT practitioners and supervisors who wish to learn about the format and evidence for this shortened intervention and consider its relevance for some people referred for IPT.
Please fill in this application form and email it to us to book your place.
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Registered address: IPT UK, 124 City Road, London, EC1v 2NX.