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8th ISTFP Conference
VIENNA, June 4-6, 2026
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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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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Ongoing Supervision Program with a Guest Expert: Dr. Otto Kernberg
TFP Group Mexico
90 minutes sessions Biweekly on Fridays
Ongoing Supervision Program with a Guest Expert: Dr. Otto Kernberg
Spanish – Online
Otto Kernberg, M.D.
Organizers:
Diana Téllez Quiroz , Ph.D.
Ivan Arango de Montis , M.D.
Submit your application by following the registration link
TFP Didactic Training Graduate
TFP Institute Italy – PDLab
Every year
TFP Didactic Training Graduate
Italian- Hybrid
20 hours of supervision will be required
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
Email your application by following the registration link
Introductory Course in Transference-Focused Psychotherapy for adults and adolescents: Theory and Clinical Practice
TFP-LATINOAMERICA
April 4, 2025 to December 6, 2025
Introductory course in transference-focused psychotherapy for adults and adolescents: Theory and Clinical Practice
Spanish – Online
Otto Kernberg, Frank Yeomans, Mónica Eidlin, Miguel Angel Gonzáles, Teresa Ribalta, Brenda Tarragona, Valeria Fernández, Juan Ahumada
Email your application by following the registration link
Advanced Training Course in Transference-Focused Psychotherapy: In-depth Study of Clinical Cases
TFP-LATINOAMERICA
April 5, 2025 to December 13, 2025
Advanced Training Course in Transference-Focused Psychotherapy: In-depth study of clinical cases
Spanish – Online
Otto Kernberg, Frank Yeomans, Mónica Eidlin, Teresa Ribalta, Valeria Fernández, Juan Ahumada
Email your application by following the registration link
Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP) Foundational Training – Online 2025
Si Chuan He Guang Clinical Psychology Institute
Begins Saturday, May 10th 2025
Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP) Foundational Training – Online 2025
English – Online with Chinese translation
Tennyson Lee, Kenneth N. Levy, Philipp Martius, Mathieu Norton-Poulin
Submit your application by following the registration link with mail header format: TFP Training Application + Your Name
Transference-Focused Psychotherapy Applied to Medical Contexts
Center for Applied TFP
August to December, 2025
Transference Focus Psychotherapy Applied to Medical Contexts
Spanish – Online
Dr. Richard Hersh. MD, Dr. Chiara de Panfilis. MD, Lic. Valeria Fernández. Mg.
Email your application by following the registration link
Basic Course in TFP – Mexico, 2025
TFP Group Mexico
August 16, 2025
Basic Course in TFP – Mexico, 2025
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
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.