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Insights into Psychopathy: Where We Stand
The elusiveness of the Vicious Man Psychopathy, the word itself raises fear and entails a feeling of darkness. In the…
Word of the president – April 2024
Dear Colleagues, My thoughts are inspired by the rich and varied, but related, topics that our Public Relations Committee has…
Transference Focused Psychotherapy on the Web
Monitoring information on TFP in Google top search results Dear members, As you all know part of the mission of…
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A journey through psychopathy and malignant narcissism
The loss of Dr. Michael Stone has left a void in the community of clinicians and therapists around the world,…
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The ISTFP Ethics Committee
My name is Frank Denning, I am Chair of the Ethics Committee, and I wish to highlight the fundamental importance…
Let’s remember Michael Stone, our dear friend
Last December 2023, The TFP community lost a dear friend with the passing of Dr. Michael Stone. While I never…
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Upcoming TFP Trainings
For all mental health professionals and students
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8th ISTFP Biennial Conference in New York
ISTFP
September 27, 28 and 29, 2024
8th ISTFP Biennial Conference in New York
English – Hybrid Event – Online and In person (New York)
Otto Kernberg, Frank Yeomans, Eve Caligor, John Clarkin, Jill Delaney, Stephan Doering,
Lina Normandin, Emanuele Preti, Vero Steiner, Luis Valenciano
Initiation program in TFP
Instituto TFP Hispanoamerica by Grupo TFP Murcia and Grupo TFP Chile
March to December, 2024
Initiation program in TFP
Spanish – Online
Luis Valenciano, Verónica Steiner, Pepa Gonzalez
Advance program in TFP
Instituto TFP Hispanoamerica by Grupo TFP Murcia and Grupo TFP Chile
March to December, 2024
Advance program in TFP
Spanish – Online
Luis Valenciano, Verónica Steiner, Pepa Gonzalez
Training course in transference-focused psychotherapy for adolescents and adults
TFP Latinoamerica by TFP Uruguay
2024, April-December
Training course in Transference-Focused Psychotherapy for adolescents and adults
Spanish – Online
Mónica Eidlin, Frank Yeomans, Miguel Angel Gonzáles Torres, Teresa Ribalta, Brenda Tarragona, Juan Pablo Ahumada
Email your application by following the registration link.
Two-year training in Transference-Focused Psychotherapy
Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research – Co-sponsored by TFP-NY
September 2024 – June 2026 – The deadline for submitting application materials is May 15th
Online – English – 63 hours of seminars required for TFP certification plus 8 months of consultation hours
Two-year training in Transference-Focused Psychotherapy
English – Online
Submit application by 15 May 2024
Organizers: Eve Caligor, Barry Stern, Frank Yeomans
Module 2: Fundamentals and Psychoanalytic Foundation of TFP, Essentials of TFP: Contract and Technique, Tactics and Strategy, Dyadic Interpretations, Diagnosis, Scientific Foundations, and Accompanying Research, Positioning TFP in the Field of Borderline Therapies.
ÖGATAP
22 June 2024 to 12 Oct 2024
Module 2: Fundamentals and Psychoanalytic Foundation of TFP, Essentials of TFP: Contract and Technique, Tactics and Strategy, Dyadic Interpretations, Diagnosis, Scientific Foundations, and Accompanying Research, Positioning TFP in the Field of Borderline Therapies.
German- In person
Mathias Lohmer, Andrea Wolek, Bernhard Brömmel, Victor Blüml, and Barbara Koch.
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Course for Narcissistic Personality Disorder – Mexico, 2024
TFP Group Mexico
August 17, 2024
Course for Narcissistic Personality Disorder – Mexico, 2024
Spanish – Online
Diana Téllez Quiroz , Ph.D.
Ruth Alcala Lozano , M.D.
Xóchitl Duque Alarcon , M.D.
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Basic Course in TFP – Mexico, 2024
TFP Group Mexico
August 17, 2024
Basic Course in TFP – Mexico, 2024
Spanish – Online
Diana Téllez Quiroz , Ph.D.
Ruth Alcala Lozano , M.D.
Xóchitl Duque Alarcon , M.D.
Email your application by following the registration link
Professionals: Register here to join the ISTFP.
New Books on TFP
![Otto F. Kernberg, M.D., Hatred, Emptiness, and Hope](https://istfp.org/wp-content/uploads/OttoHatredHope.jpg)
![Treating Pathological Narcissism book](/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/diamond_book-355x540.jpg)
![Transference-Focused Psychotherapy for Adolescents book](/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/TFPAdolescentsLg-357x540.jpg)
TFP Manual Translations
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Translations of TFP-Related Books
![Spanish Translation of "Treating Pathological Narcissism with Transference-Focused Psychotherapy"](https://istfp.org/wp-content/uploads/Tratamiento.jpg)
![Transference-focused psychotherapy TFP (Psychodynamics Compact)](https://istfp.org/wp-content/uploads/Doering.jpg)
![Polish version of Otto Kernberg’s book: “Treatment of Severe Personality Disorders. Resolution of Aggression and Recovery of Eroticism”](/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/PolishBookCover-359x540.jpg)
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Please also peruse our extensive body of papers and our diagnostic tools in the Publications section of our website.
Borderline Personality Disorder
Personality disorder, as a term, may sound negative and judgmental and it is important to have a clear understanding with our patients of the meaning of the term. We explain that there is a group of disorders in the DSM-IV, ten of them to be specific…
Transference-Focused Psychotherapy
Our approach to personality disorder treatment and research is based on the understanding of personality disorders in general and BPD in specific that is described in another section of this website.
Learn About ISTFP
The International Society of Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (ISTFP) was founded in September 2011. Transference Focused Psychotherapy (TFP) is a psychoanalytic treatment for patients with borderline and other personality disorders.