Certified TFP Teachers & Supervisors meet in Amsterdam at the 4th Biennial Gerhard Dammann Conference
The 8th Biennial ISTFP Conference was held in New York, Sept 2024
The group of TFP Supervisors who gathered for our 3rd biennial conference in Milan, Oct 2023
TFP workshop sponsored by the Universidad de Valparaiso 2022
Otto Kernberg speaking at TFP workshop sponsored by the Universidad de Valparaiso 2022
1st Conference TFP Teacher-Supervisors: Münsterlingen, Switzerland, Oct. 5, 2019
5th Biennial ISTFP Conference, Barcelona, October 2018
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The 9th ISTFP Conference in Vienna – Much More Than We Expected
Dear Members, As most of you know, the International Society of Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (ISTFP) successfully convened its 9th Biennial Conference…
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A word from the president – July 2026
Dear ISTFP Members and Friends, What a tremendous pleasure it was to welcome so many of you to Vienna and…
The Past, Present, and Future of the ISTFP – A Conversation with Frank Yeomans
At the moment we are writing these lines, only several days have passed since the 9th ISTFP Conference in Vienna.…
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The ISTFP Research Award – 2026
During the ISTFP conference in Vienna, we had the opportunity to attend the presentation of the award-winning paper written by…
Committee at work – July 2026
This issue marks the start of something new. From here on, each of our committees will use these pages to…
The Early Career Forum of the ISTFP
The concept the Early Career Forum was presented during the 9th ISTFP Congress in Vienna with the aim of inspiring…
Upcoming TFP Trainings
For all mental health professionals and students
in order of occurrence
Planning a new training event? [email protected]
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An Introduction to Transference-Focused Psychotherapy for Adults and Adolescents: Theory and Clinical Practice
TFP-Latinoamérica; TFP-Uruguay
April 10, 2026 to December 5, 2026
An Introduction to Transference-Focused Psychotherapy for Adults and Adolescents: Theory and Clinical Practice
Spanish – Online
Otto Kernberg, Frank Yeomans, Mónica Eidlin, Juan Pablo Ahumada, Valeria Fernández, Teresa Ribalta, Brenda Tarragona, Miguel Ángel González and Francisco Ramos
Email your application by following the registration link
Advanced Training Course in Transference-Focused Psychotherapy: Clinical Deepening
TFP-Latinoamérica; TFP-Uruguay
April 11, 2026 to December 12, 2026
Advanced Training Course in Transference-Focused Psychotherapy: Clinical Deepening
Spanish – Online
Otto Kernberg, Mónica Eidlin, Teresa Ribalta, Brenda Tarragona, Juan Pablo Ahumada and Valeria Fernández
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Transference Focused Psychotherapy applied to medical contexts – 2026
Centro TFP Aplicada and ISTFP
August to January (Saturdays)
Transference Focused Psychotherapy applied to medical contexts – 2026
Spanish – Zoom (Online)
Richard Hersh, Chiara De Panfilis, Valeria Fernández, Julio Armijo, Alex Behn, Glauco Valdivieso, Gerardo Torrealba, Nicolás Utman, Mario Negrete.
Email your application by following the registration link
Borderline and Narcissistic Personality Disorder Lecture Series 2026
TFP-UK
7 September 2026 to 14 December 2026
Registration end date: 1 hour before each event
Borderline and Narcissistic Personality Disorder Lecture Series 2026
English – Online
Tennyson Lee, Joshua Higgott
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One-year Transference-Focused Psychotherapy training and consultation course
TFP-UK
September 1th, 2026 to June 29th, 2027
One-year Transference-Focused Psychotherapy training and consultation course
English – Online
Jonathan Radcliffe, Laura Liard
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Finding the Affect in Transference-Focused Psychotherapy: A Practical Clinical Workshop on Tracking Affect in the Here-and-Now
TFP-UK
10 September 2026
Registration end date: 9 September 2026
Finding the Affect in Transference-Focused Psychotherapy: A Practical Clinical Workshop on Tracking Affect in the Here-and-Now
English – Online
Joanna Bilińska-Gorzelnik, Tennyson Lee
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Basic Training in Transference-Focused Psychotherapy
TFP-Brussels
24th September 2026 – 21st January 2027
Basic Training in Transference-Focused Psychotherapy
French – On location (Uccle)
Manoëlle Hopchet and Laura Liard
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Love and Aggression: from Normality to Pathology Module 4
TFP Group Ukraine
Sep 26 to Nov 21, 2026
Love and Aggression: from Normality to Pathology Module 4
English – Online (ZOOM)
Otto Kernberg, MD
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New Books on TFP
for adolescents with severe personality disorders
Please also peruse within the Publications section of this website:
- The extensive body of papers in our TFP Online Library,
- Our Diagnostic tools,
- Translations of our TFP Manuals and of TFP-related books, and
- An extensive list of books authored by our members.
New Translations of TFP-Related Books
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 the 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.