The Berne Practice

read moreThe structure of the training programme at "The Berne" is distinctly different from that at the typical university or college, and different also from the training structures of most other psychotherapy training institutes. On this page you will find an explanation of what we do, and why we do it, in our training programmes. We see psychotherapy as entailing the creation of a structured setting in which one person - the client - pursues outcomes in the areas of personal change, growth or insight, with the help and facilitation of another person, the therapist.

read moreWe offer our entry-level Foundation Certificate course in transactional analysis and our Diploma in Transactional Analysis Counselling. The primary modality for both of these courses is Transactional Analysis. In addition, we offer a Counselling Skills Certificate for trainees who have already accumulated 180+ hours of advanced training. This is open to students of Transactional Analysis of course, but is also available to those who have studied in other modalities.

read moreThe experience of group psychotherapy is profound and intensely moving, often creating a space for significant growth and change. This therapy group will be experiential and also a training experience. We will experience, demonstrate and analyse the different styles and processes of leadership and work that can be done in a group setting according to the theory and practice of Transactional Analysis. Click on "Process Therapy Groups" to find out more. Redecision Therapy, developed by Robert and Mary Goulding, combines Transactional Analysis with the techniques of Gestalt therapy to provide a powerful means of personal change.