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Upcoming Seminars, Courses and Events

Introduction to Transference-Focused Psychotherapy

Presented at TFP PERÚ, the ISTFP’s new South American group Saturday, 28 May 2022, 10:00 am Perú, 12:00pm Uruguay. Presented by Mónica Eidlin MSc, Psychotherapist and General Director of TFP-Uruguay. (more…)

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TFP – LatinoAmerica Presents Otto Kernberg and Mark Solms

Zoom webinar – 25 June 2022, 7:30am NY time. Two of the Greatest Thinkers Together in dialogue on one of the most controversial issues of the day. Otto Kernberg and Mark Solms will talk about neurosciences, mental apparatus and clinical practice. Pre-sale price until 30 April, US $60. For information and registration: (more…)

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Certification Day Connected with the ISTFP Conference

October 27th, 2022 Innsbruck The day before the beginning of the ISTFP Conference in Innsbruck there will be an opportunity for ISTFP members to be certified in TFP. We give priority to those seeking certification as Supervisor-Trainer. Also, there will be a limited number of opportunities for the exam to become an ISTFP Therapist. (Most examinations to become a therapist are done at the level of the local society so we…

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ISTFP Conference, 7th Biennial

SAVE THE DATE: October 28 to 30, 2022 Innsbruck, Austria

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Continuing Education Program in TFP since 2016 by Grupo TFP México

Taught in Spanish, online version, face-to-face or hybrid format. Courses usually begin on the third Saturday of January and third Saturday of August each year. Two main courses: Basic course in TFP TFP course applied to the Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD). It is worth mentioning that our educational offering might differ because we are constantly renewing our plans such as the Semi-structured Interview of Personality Organization – STIPO Workshop (by…

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SAVE THE DATE: October 28 to 30, 2022
7th Biennial ISTFP Conference, Innsbruck, Austria

New Books on Transference-Focused Psychotherapy

Treating Pathological Narcissism book — Drs. Diamond, Yeomans, Stern, and Kernberg fill a crucial gap in the clinical literature, providing a contemporary view of pathological narcissism and presenting an innovative treatment approach. Available Sept. 2021.

Transference-Focused Psychotherapy for Adolescents book — Drs. Normandin, Ensink, Weiner, and Kernberg offer clinicians a comprehensive, compassionate presentation of this specialized psychodynamic psychotherapy: promising treatments for adolescents with PDs.

Psychocynamic Therapy for Personality Pathology book — Drs. Caligor, Kernberg, Clarkin, Yeomans: concepts and techniques of psychodynamic psychotherapy from an object relations point of view; application of TFP beyond the borderline level of personality organization to the full range of personality pathology. Accompanied by educational video material.

Dr. Kernberg presents an integrated update of the current knowledge of personality disorders, their neurobiological and psychodynamic determinants, and a specific psychodynamic psychotherapy geared to resolve psychopathology.

Fundamentals of Transference-Focused Psychotherapy book — Drs. Hersh, Caligor, and Yeomans describe the application of TFP principles across psychiatric settings in a way that will help all clinicians who deal with patients with personality disorders at the borderline level.

Übertragungsfokussierte Psychotherapie (TFP) book — In this small German language volume Dr. Doering describes TFP in a basic and pragmatic way including a lot of clinical material. An introduction to the model for those who want to get a foretaste.

The Latest TFP Manual and Its Translations

New Translations of TFP-Related Books

Polish version of Otto Kernberg’s book: “Treatment of Severe Personality Disorders. Resolution of Aggression and Recovery of Eroticism” — Polish version of Otto Kernberg’s: “Treatment of Severe Personality Disorders. Resolution of Aggression and Recovery of Eroticism”

Please also peruse our extensive body of papers and our diagnostic tools in the Publications section of our website.

BPD

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…

TFP

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.

ISTFP

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.