1st Conference TFP Teacher-Supervisors: Münsterlingen, Switzerland, Oct. 5, 2019
5th Biennial ISTFP Conference, Barcelona, October 2018
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Otto Kernberg, M.D.
On May 13, an event an oral “Festschrift” was held, in which the part of the ISTFP community connected to Cornell and special guests gathered with Otto Kernberg to celebrate his retirement as Director of the Personality Disorder Institute of New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical College. More than 90 colleagues and members of his family…
A word from the president – January 2023
Photo de Gabriel Herter sur Unsplash Dear Colleagues, First, I hope everyone has had the opportunity to have a good holiday break and a good start to the new year. My understanding is that the classical Greeks taught us to “observe moderation in all things” (it sounds like a different way to say “avoid splitting”). In that spirit,…
The ISTFP mailing list project
Dear ISTFP members, The 7th ISTFP conference ended just over two months ago, and I am still reflecting on how stimulating it was, both intellectually and emotionally. Like me, those of you who attended were able to witness our strong sense of community that prevails despite the challenges to group cohesion wonderfully described during the…
Neurobiological underpinning of distress related to social exclusion
In this issue of our research digest, we focus on a very recent article from Eric Fertuck, Ph.D. and colleagues entitled: Rejection Distress Suppresses Medial Prefrontal Cortex in Borderline Personality Disorder. Dr. Fertuck is an Associate Professor of Psychology at CUNY, NY, a certified TFP supervisor and therapist, a psychoanalyst, as well as a member…
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Let’s meet Glauco Valdivieso, Coordinator of developing TFP Peru group
Meeting Glauco feels like an adventure, as he wears many hats, he is passionate about his work as a head of Mental Health Unit of Hospital de Emergencias Villa El Salvador, but above all he is passionate about studying. He has studied a master’s degree in Health Management, and is currently pursuing two more master’s…
( more ) Let’s meet Glauco Valdivieso, Coordinator of developing TFP Peru group
Third ESSPD Summer School 2023: Developmental Pathways and Interventions
Third ESSPD Summer School 2023 – August 27th to September 2nd, 2023 Dear colleagues and ISTFP members, the European Society for the Study of Personality Disorders (ESSPD) is proud to announce the third ESSPD Summer School for early career researchers, organized in collaboration with the University of Lausanne, Depart- ment of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychotherapy…
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Upcoming TFP Seminars
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Transference Focused Psychotherapy: Level of deepening and Clinical Supervision.
March 10, 2023 – Online
Spanish – Online
Once a month – Ten sessions at five hours each time
For more information click here
Register or www.tfplatinoamerica.com i[email protected]
Initiation to Transference Focused Psychotherapy
March 10, 2023 to December 10 2023 – Online
Spanish – Online
Twenty sessions at four hours each time
TFP Latinoamerica (Chile, Uruguay & Murcia TFP Groups)
The 7th Berlin Forum Transference Focused Psychotherapy – TFP and addiction
November 18, 2023 – Berlin
German- In person
TFP Institute Berlin
One session for four hours
For more information click here
Register [email protected]
Upcoming TFP Courses
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TFP Didactic Training Graduate
Every year – Parma
Italian- Hybrid
20 hours of supervision will be required
TFP Institute Italy – Personality Disorders Lab – PDLab
Postgraduate Program – Psychodynamic Clinic in Personality Disorders: Theory, Complexities and Challenges
2023 Two years (four semesters) – Online
Spanish – Online
Instituto Chileno de Trastornos de Personalidad- ICHTP
Curriculum Research and further development of Transference-focused Psychotherapy (TFP) for borderline and other personality disorders.
February 10 and 11, 2023 – Hamburg
German- In person
TFP- Institut Nord (TIN)
Three sessions a year for nine hours each time
Transference Focused Psychotherapy fundamental training part 2: Review of strategies, tactics, techniques, and application to clinical scenarios
February 11-12 and 18-19, 2023
English to Chinese translation
Si Chuan He Guang Clinical Psychology Institute
Part B. Fundamental concepts in TFP
March 3 and 4, 2023 – Lausanne
French – Hybrid
Swiss Society of TFP
Curriculum 2021-2023 Transference Focused Psychotherapy: Psychotherapy for the treatment of personality disorders (2023)
July 13, 2023 – Munich
German- In person
Two days a month attending twelve hours for six months
For more information click here
Register or [email protected]
Third ESSPD Summer School 2023: Personality Disorders: Developmental Pathways and Intervention
August 27th – September 2nd, 2023 – Switzerland
French – In Person
European Society for the Study of Personality Disorders (ESSPD)
Application deadline February 1st, 2023
For more information click here
Send your application to this email [email protected]
One-year introductory TFP training and consultation course
November 14, 2023 – New York
English – Hybrid
Organized by TFP-New York
Application deadline February 1st, 2023
Thirty-four sessions of 90 minutes each time
Transference Focused Psychotherapy according to Kernberg at the IfP: Adult, child and adolescent psychotherapy (2024)
January 20, 2024 – Berlin
German- In person
TFP Institute
Six session a year for six hours each time
Transference Focused Psychotherapy according to Kernberg at the IfP: Adult, child and adolescent psychotherapy (2025)
January 18, 2025 – Berlin
German- In person
TFP Institute Berlin
Six session a year for six hours each time
Professionals: Register here to join the ISTFP.
New Books on Transference-Focused Psychotherapy
The Latest TFP Manual and Its Translations
New Translations of TFP-Related Books
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.
