The Irish Institute of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy was established in 1993 by a group of psychotherapists with the aim of developing training in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in Ireland. It also runs the Irish Psychoanalytic Clinic, offering therapy to people across Ireland.

One-to-one psychoanalytic psychotherapy sessions between a client and a senior trainee or experienced therapist.

A senior trainee is in the final two years of a four-year professional, postgraduate clinical training in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. All our senior trainees are qualified with an MSc in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy from Trinity College Dublin and are in weekly clinical supervision with an experienced psychotherapist. They carry out their work with care, commitment, and to the highest professional standards.

Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy is a therapeutic process which helps people understand and resolve their problems by increasing awareness of their inner world, both past and present, and its influence over relationships. It gives the client space to explore and reflect on their life from infancy to the present day, to examine the relationships and events of the past which may contain the roots of present distress and to, over time, move towards a deep-seated growth and enriched experience of day-to-day life.

The clinic is open to all individuals aged 18 and over, without referral.

Areas covered include, but are not limited to: • Anxiety and Fear • Depression • Relationship Difficulties • Stress • Bereavement • Shame • Loneliness • Parenting • Family Issues • Transgenerational issues • Adjusting to illness / injury • Emotional difficulties • Suicidal ideation • Feelings of meaningless and emptiness • Coping with the aftermath of trauma • Sexual identity /sexual issues • Post-addiction support • Physical problems that may have a psychological origin

The fee for sessions with a senior trainee psychotherapist at our clinic is on a sliding scale from €35 - €50 per session. The individual fee will be agreed between the client and psychotherapist, and is dependent on the client's resources and ability to pay.

It is a completely individual process, and your therapy will be tailored to you and your needs. Some people will attend for longer than others. However, since this kind of therapy centres around a deeper, exploratory process than some shorter-term therapies like CBT, it does takes time and usually involves a commitment of at least a year. In this way it helps individuals not just to manage symptoms but to bring about lasting emotional growth and meaningful change.

Therapists are available in locations around Ireland. Get in touch with us so that we can help to match you with someone in your area.

Absolutely. We understand that there can be a lot of questions when considering starting on a therapeutic process. You are welcome to contact the clinic coordinator at iipptraining@outlook.ie. One of our team will then contact you to go through your questions.

The first person you will have contact with is the clinic coordinator, who will contact you to follow up on your enquiry and match you with a suitable therapist.