Counselling and Psychotherapy at Goldsmiths, University of London - UCAS

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Course summary

This course is offered on both a full- and part-time basis. Your research may be clinically and/or theoretically focused in the fields of psychoanalysis, analytical psychology and psychodynamic counselling. We welcome applications for PhD research from all suitably qualified students from many backgrounds. This might mean that your previous educational and research background may be in fields such as the arts, film and theatre, literature, history or clinical psychotherapeutic or medical practice. Current and past research topics involve:

  • the relationship between psychotherapy and time
  • the use of mindfulness in combination with psychodynamic techniques with obsessional patients
  • the 'bride in white'
  • the contemporary status of Freud’s classical theories.
Students may be supervised jointly by a departmental academic and one from a further discipline if the subject requires.


Entry requirements

You should normally have (or expect to be awarded) a taught Masters in a relevant subject area. You might also be considered for some programmes if you aren’t a graduate or your degree is in an unrelated field, but have relevant experience and can show that you have the ability to work at postgraduate level. If English isn’t your first language, you will need an IELTS score (or equivalent English language qualification) of 6.5 with a 6.5 in writing and no element lower than 6.0 to study this programme.


Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Additional fee information

Unless otherwise stated the annual fee for part-time programmes is half the full-time fee quoted
Counselling and Psychotherapy at Goldsmiths, University of London - UCAS