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9th ISTFP Conference
VIENNA, June 4-6, 2026
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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TFP Extended – An interview with Eve Caligor
Each time we plan a Members Newsletter, we take time to reflect on which topics would be most useful for…
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A word from the president – January 2026
Dear Colleagues, As events in the world and my own experience in life (which overlap, of course) can be intense…
Assessing the Health of Our Society – ISTFP as we enter 2026
As 2026 begins, it is time for our traditional assessment of our Society’s health. The reviews conducted in 2024 and…
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Evidence for TFP: An Annual Review of the Current Research Landscape
Dear members, at the advent of 2026, we are launching a new tradition: an annual review of the current landscape…
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The ISTFP Art / Culture Committee update – 2026
Dear members, my name is Marike Steeman, Chair of the recently established Arts Committee. In this article I will update…
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Let’s meet Emanuel Montalvo Ramírez
A Clinical, Human, and Deeply Relational Perspective from Puerto Rico Speaking with Emanuel Montalvo Ramírez is encountering a reflective, calm…
Upcoming TFP Trainings
For all mental health professionals and students
in order of occurrence
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Module 3: Structural Interview and Treatment Contract, Different Personality Disorders, Their Typical Transferences, and the Necessary Containment, Plus Monthly Supervision Groups.
ÖGATAP
30 Nov 2024 to 2026
Module 3: Structural Interview and Treatment Contract, Different Personality Disorders, Their Typical Transferences, and the Necessary Containment, Plus Monthly Supervision Groups.
German- In person
Stephan Doering, Kristina Csaky-Pallavicini, Petra Holler, and Bernhard Brömmel
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One-year Transference-Focused Psychotherapy training and consultation
TFP-UK
September 5th, 2025 to July 3rd, 2026
One-year Transference-Focused Psychotherapy training and consultation
English – Online
Jonathan Radcliffe, Laura Liard
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Transference-Focused Psychotherapy for Borderline, Narcissistic, and Other Severe Personality Disorders
TFP Group Ukraine
2025-2026
Transference-Focused Psychotherapy for Borderline, Narcissistic, and Other Severe Personality Disorders
English – Online (ZOOM)
Tennyson Lee, FRCPsych
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Basic Course in TFP – Mexico, 2026
TFP Group Mexico
January 17, 2026
Basic Course in TFP – Mexico, 2026
Spanish – Online Diana Téllez Quiroz and Mariana del Hoyo.
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Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP) Foundational Training Course
TFP-UK
Feb 4-6, 2026
Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP) Foundational Training Course
English – On location (Singapore)
Tennyson Lee
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Transference Focused Psychotherapy – Extended (TFP-E) Advanced Training Course
TFP Netherlands
February 20 to May 22, 2026
09:30 – 16:30
Transference Focused Psychotherapy – Extended (TFP-E) Advanced Training Course
Day 1 and Day 5 in Hilvarenbeek (in person), Days 2 through 4 online (Zoom)
Paul Wijts & Bob de Jong
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Love and Aggression: from Normality to Pathology Module 2
TFP Group Ukraine
Feb 21 to Apr 18, 2026
Love and Aggression: from Normality to Pathology Module 2
English – Online (ZOOM)
Otto Kernberg, MD
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Basic course: Fourth module – The Narcissistic Challenges
TFP Switzerland
March 6-7, 2026
Basic course: Fourth module – The Narcissistic Challenges
French – Lausanne (in person)
Louis Diguer
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Professionals: Register here to join the ISTFP.
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.