ADMISSIONS INFORMATION

The ATP welcomes applications from licensed psychotherapists, including social workers, licensed mental health counselors, psychologists, nurses, psychiatrists and others.

REQUISITES FOR ACCEPTANCE 

  • The ATP is a post-graduate education program for licensed psychotherapists, who retain individual legal responsibility for their own clinical work. 
  • Students may also enroll in the ATP if their psychotherapy practice is part of their employment in a licensed clinic, hospital, or similar organization that retains legal responsibility for the clinical work. 
  • Each student must carry adequate professional liability insurance coverage before taking on a supervised psychotherapy case through BPSI.  The present minimum coverage is $1,000,000/$1,000,000. Record of malpractice insurance policy and licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is updated annually with the administrative office. 

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HOW TO APPLY

BPSI will receive applications December 1, 2026 – March 1, 2027.

Contact Information

For administrative issues in the admissions process, please contact admissions@bpsi.org.  The Co-Chairs of the Admissions Committee for the ATP are also available to answer questions: Janet Witte or  Jessica Barton.  The Director of Psychotherapy Training, Richard Gomberg, is also happy to talk with prospective students, and he can be reached at (617) 796-8804.

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TUITION

  • 2026-2027 Tuition for seminars: $3,020, billed in July.
  • Our Financial Office can set up a payment plan for your tuition. Please email Drew Brydon-Cardoso, Associate Director, Business Operations, or call him at (617) 266-0953 x 105.
  • During the post-seminar period (the time between finishing classes and when graduation requirements are met), students continue to pay tuition to remain students in good standing. The current fee is $1,300.00 per year and allows access and use of BPSI facilities and mentors.

PERSONAL PSYCHOTHERAPY FEES

  • Personal psychotherapy fees are arranged privately with the personal psychotherapist.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SCHOLARSHIPS

  • BPSI is committed to supporting training for those applicants with limited financial resources. Scholarship funds are limited and distributed based on financial need. Click here for more information. 

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