Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Training Program (SF-PPTP)

HOW TO APPLY

Applicants to SF-PPTP or Foundations must submit their electronic application and all supplemental materials by Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM to be guaranteed consideration for matriculation in the upcoming Fall class starting in September.  Applications will not be considered complete until all application materials (including letters of recommendation and fees) have been received by the SFCP Office. Once your completed application is received, the Admissions Committee will contact you to schedule an interview (see instructions for Preparing for Your Interview below).

We highly recommend submitting your application prior to the deadline so you will have more flexibility in scheduling your interview and have time to address any incomplete components before the deadline passes. Applications with materials submitted after the deadline will be considered only if there are spots available after all offers are accepted by on-time applicants.

Please read the program descriptions below for important information about requirements, costs, and eligibility before submitting an application.

Application Steps:

Application Form:

  • This online application form and all supplemental materials must be received by Wednesday April 2, 2025 at 9:00am.  Please be aware that this form includes multiple steps and will likely require multiple sittings.  You thus are encouraged to attempt to complete it well in advance of the deadline.

Supplemental Materials:

  • Well in advance, request that your letter(s) of reference and all additional required documentation be sent to pptp@sfcp.org in time for receipt by the deadline
  • Email all supplemental materials as attachments to pptp@sfcp.org. [Note: some documents may need to be scanned electronically or photographed to be sent as an attachment].
  • We recommend that you contact your reference(s) and other administrators as needed to confirm that materials have been sent.

Upon receipt of your COMPLETED application (application form and all supplemental materials):

  • If your completed application was received prior to the deadline, someone from the Admissions Committee will contact you to schedule an interview which will include a clinical case discussionClick here for guidelines on Preparing for Your SF-PPTP /Foundations Interview
  • If your completed application was received after the deadline, you will be contacted for an interview only if spots remain after all on-time applicants have accepted offers of admission.
  • You will receive notification regarding your admissions decision by mid-June.
  • If accepted, you will be asked to sign an Enrollment Commitment Form and submit a non-refundable deposit by July 1st to secure a place in the upcoming September class.
  • In recent years, there have been more applicants than positions. Qualified applicants who are not offered admission may be offered a position on the waitlist.

SF-PPTP Informational Open House
Thursday, March 6, 2025
7:00pm – 9:00pm 
SFCP, 444 Natoma Street, San Francisco

Upcoming Events

Saturday, February 22, 2025
Child Colloquium Series
Film Screening and Discussion: After Sun
Reyna Cowan, PsyD, LCSW (discussant)
Sunday, February 23, 2025
Community Building Event
Legacy Giving Info Event
Alma Soongi Beck and Sara Hire (presenters)
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Education Division
Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Training Program (CAPPTP) Open House
Meet with faculty, current students and other prospective applicants!
Saturday, March 1, 2025
Scientific Meetings
Love it, Hate it, Treat it: What every therapist needs to know about borderline personality
Jonathan Shedler, PhD (presenter)
Monday, March 3, 2025
Psychoanalytic Education Division
Psychoanalytic Training Informational Evening
Please join SFCP Faculty and Candidates for Dinner, Drinks, and a Discussion of Psychoanalytic Training at SFCP.
Wednesdays, March 5, 2025 to March 26, 2025
Psychoanalytic Student Seminars
Neurodivergent Psychoanalysis
Mayumi Pierce, MD (instructor)
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Education Division
San Francisco Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Training Program (SF-PPTP) Informational Open House
Saturday, March 8, 2025
Child Colloquium Series
A felt-self: aspects of symbolizing through psychotherapy of an autistic boy.
Jeffrey Eaton, MA, FIPA (presenter); Lilly Hanson, MFT (moderator)
Saturday, March 8, 2025
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Education Division
Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Training Program (CAPPTP) Open House
Meet with faculty, current students and other prospective applicants!
Saturday, March 15, 2025
The James Grotstein Memorial Lectures in Comparative Psychoanlaysis
Part 3: Winnicott in Topeka: Ego Psychology, American Culture, and Object Relations – Style and Substance in the ‘Stage of Concern’
Stephen Seligman, DMH (presenter); Joseph Aguayo, PhD; Peter Goldberg, PhD; and Stephen Seligman, DMH (panelists)
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