THE COLLEGE OF PSYCHOANALYSTS is a professional body for psychoanalytic practitioners in the United Kingdom. The College administers and publishes a voluntary Register of Practitioners of Psychoanalysis. All practitioners on the Register have completed a psychoanalytic training (or the equivalent thereof) which is recognised by The College. The Register is available for public inspection on this website. Any person wishing to enter into psychoanalysis with a practitioner on the Register will have the reassurance of knowing that this person is properly qualified and is subject to a Code of Professional Conduct which provides stringent safeguards and protection for members of the public.
The College is run and administered by its Officers (the President, the Honorary Secretary and the Honorary Treasurer) and a Board of six Governors.
Membership of The College is open to all practitioners who meet the criteria for membership of The College as set out in the WHO IS ELIGIBLE section of this website which can be accessed from the main menu.
The College is also a learned society which was founded with the principal aim of advancing the discipline of psychoanalysis and encouraging discussion and reconciliation among psychoanalytic practitioners from all schools of psychoanalysis. This will be achieved by promoting a better knowledge of psychoanalysis within all areas of society in the UK, as well as by facilitating greater public awareness of and access to psychoanalytic treatment.
