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Loss and grief
Can it unite us? Amid the current situation, marked by global conflicts, wars, and health crises, the concept of loss…
A word from the president – January 2024
Dear members, I would like to give a special thanks to our remarkable ISTFP Public Relations Committee for the particularly…
Assessing the Health of Our Society – ISTFP as we enter 2024
Let’s start by wishing everyone a healthy, safe, and productive year for all the members of the ISTFP in 2024!…
Read the article Assessing the Health of Our Society – ISTFP as we enter 2024
The creative nature of mourning
Consistent with the theme of this newsletter, the research digest will focus on a paper where Dr. Kernberg elaborates on…
The Applied TFP Committee
Dear members, I am Chiara De Panfilis, co-chair of the Applied TFP Committee. Together with my co-chair, Richard Hersh, I…
Let’s meet Aurora Döll Gallardo
Helping Introduce TFP to Madrid and the Public Health System Exploring the Therapeutic Universe of Aurora Döll Gallardo In the…
Upcoming TFP Trainings
For all mental health professionals and students
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8th ISTFP Biennial Conference in New York
ISTFP
September 27, 28 and 29, 2024
8th ISTFP Biennial Conference in New York
In Person
Please note that submitting abstracts for the scientific symposia is now possible. Please submit your abstracts with no more than 250 words before February 29, 2024, following the instructions below in the detailed description of the Conference. You will receive notification of acceptance by March 31.
Initiation program in TFP
Instituto TFP Hispanoamerica by Grupo TFP Murcia and Grupo TFP Chile
March to December, 2024
Initiation program in TFP
Spanish – Online
Luis Valenciano, Verónica Steiner, Pepa Gonzalez
Advance program in TFP
Instituto TFP Hispanoamerica by Grupo TFP Murcia and Grupo TFP Chile
March to December, 2024
Advance program in TFP
Spanish – Online
Luis Valenciano, Verónica Steiner, Pepa Gonzalez
Training course in transference-focused psychotherapy for adolescents and adults
TFP Latinoamerica by TFP Uruguay
2024, April-December
Training course in Transference-Focused Psychotherapy for adolescents and adults
Spanish – Online
Mónica Eidlin, Frank Yeomans, Miguel Angel Gonzáles Torres, Teresa Ribalta, Brenda Tarragona, Juan Pablo Ahumada
Email your application by following the registration link.
Transference-Focused Psychotherapy for Borderline, Narcissistic, and Other Severe Personality Disorders
TFP Group Ukraine
April 26, 27, 28 2024
Transference-Focused Psychotherapy for Borderline, Narcissistic, and Other Severe Personality Disorders
English – Online
Registration end date April 24, 2024
Frank Yeomans, M.D., Ph.D.
Psychotherapy for Adolescents with Personality Disorder
Grupo TFP Puerto Rico
May 2, 2024
1:00pm to 3:30pm
Psychotherapy for Adolescents with Personality Disorder
Spanish – Online (Puerto Rico)
Verónica Steiner and Pepa Gonzalez with Francisco E. Ramos as moderator.
Submit your application by following the registration link
177th APA Annual Meeting – New York
American Psychiatric Association (APA)
May 4 – 8, 2024
177th APA Annual Meeting – New York
English – In Person
Module 1: Introductory Seminar – Introduction to the Method, its Fundamentals, and the Development of TFP
ÖGATAP
4 May 2024
Module 1: Introductory Seminar – Introduction to the Method, its Fundamentals, and the Development of TFP
German- In person
Otto Kernberg, Bernhard Brömmel, Stephan Doering
Email your application by following the registration link
Professionals: Register here to join the ISTFP.
New Books on TFP
TFP Manual Translations
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.