Integrating Psychoanalytic Thinking into Psychology
Module 2
Psychoanalytic formulation and implications for practice
Key Info
Duration
10 Weeks
Dates
Live Course
Every Thursday
1:00pm – 2:30pm
15 Jan to 19 Mar
Recorded Course
Released weekly
15 Jan to 19 Mar
Live Q&A
2.00pm – 3.00pm
Friday 13 Feb
Tuesday 24 Mar
Location
On-line
Contacts
info@icinstitute.co.uk
Fee
Live Course £345
Recorded Course £230
Overview
An online programme, running over three terms, to deepen the theoretical understanding and practice of psychoanalysis/psychoanalytic psychotherapy, as relevant to clinical and counselling psychology.
Module 2 offers an overview of psychopathology, with a focus on psychoanalytic personality theory and its implications for practice. In discussing clinical material, continuous attention will be paid to issues of difference, including race, gender, sexuality, class, and culture.
The course is a facilitated, self-study, online programme that includes both live and pre-recorded lectures. The group is managed by a facilitation team, who are available to answer questions and provide guidance.
For students interested in sharing the learning experience with other participants, the facilitators will create small study groups, who can meet between sessions (this part of the programme is not compulsory).
Module Programme – Live
Each week you’ll take part in a live lecture led by Dr Tanya Lecchi., accompained by a selection of recommended readings to deepn your understanding. For students interested in sharing the learning experience with other participants, the facilitators will create small study groups, who can meet between sessions (this part of the programme is not compulsory).
- Week 1 – Developmental levels of personality organisation
- Week 2 – Therapy with neurotic-level clients
- Week 3 – Therapy with borderline-level clients
- Week 4 – Therapy with psychotic-level clients
- Week 5 – Common types of character organisation
- Week 6 – Working with clients experiencing depression
- Week 7 – Working with clients experiencing OCD
- Week 8 – Developmental trauma and dissociation
- Week 9 – Intergenerational trauma
- Week 10 – Common difficulties emerging within the therapist-client dyad
At the end of the module, you will receive a certificate of participation.
Module Programme – Recorded
Every week you will be able to access a video recorded lecture and a list of additional reading material. In week 5 and 10 there will be two additional live webinars with Dr Tanya Lecchi. For students interested in sharing the learning experience with other participants, the facilitators will create small study groups, who can meet between sessions (this part of the programme is not compulsory).
- Week 1 – Developmental levels of personality organisation
- Week 2 – Therapy with neurotic-level clients
- Week 3 – Therapy with borderline-level clients
- Week 4 – Therapy with psychotic-level clients
- Week 5 – Common types of character organisation
Live Case Discussion
- Week 6 – Working with clients experiencing depression
- Week 7 – Working with clients experiencing OCD
- Week 8 – Developmental trauma and dissociation
- Week 9 – Intergenerational trauma
- Week 10 – Common difficulties emerging within the therapist-client dyad
Live Case Discussion
At the end of the module, you will receive a certificate of participation.
Course Leader
Dr. Tanya Lecchi
Tanya Lecchi is a psychologist and relational psychotherapist (BPS Chartered Psychologist, HCPC Registered Counselling and Clinical Psychologist) whose work bridges clinical practice, academic research, and interdisciplinary inquiry. She is dedicated to exploring psychological experience within complex relational, cultural, and developmental contexts.
Tanya is a course tutor on the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy) programme at the University of Oxford and a Senior Research Fellow at the Child Attachment and Psychological Therapies Research Unit (ChAPTRe) at the Anna Freud Centre, affiliated with University College London (UCL).
Her research and teaching focus on attachment, developmental pathways, and therapeutic processes, cultivating reflective clinical practice informed by empirical rigour and relational depth.
Tanya’s academic interests also extend to the humanities, fostering a rich dialogue between psychology, literature, philosophy, and the arts. She is passionate about exploring how these fields inform and deepen understanding of the human condition and therapeutic practice.
Requirements
The course is open to psychologists and psychotherapists, including trainees.
Proof of body accreditation will be required on application.