Serving our diverse Bay Area community by providing accessible, high-quality psychotherapy to our clients and life-long professional development to psychotherapists  

Our Mission

The Psychotherapy Institute is dedicated to providing accessible, high-quality psychotherapy and to the study and practice of psychotherapy in the psychodynamic tradition. We understand sociocultural influences to be inherent in lifelong development and well-being and apply the awareness of these dynamics in every dimension of the Institute. 


Our Services

Psychotherapy

The Psychotherapy Institute's Community Clinic in Berkeley offers fee-accessible psychotherapy to individual adults and couples.

Professional Consultation

The Psychotherapy Institute offers consultation to licensed psychotherapists.


Our Training Programs

Training Programs

The Psychotherapy Institute has three training programs for therapists at all stages of their development.  Our training programs offer the opportunity to be mentored by experienced clinicians.

Continuing Education

The Psychotherapy Institute offers many opportunities for continuing education for psychotherapists: intimate CE courses, case conferences, large symposia with leaders in the field, and professional training programs.


Upcoming Events

The Ethical Care of Your Practice and Yourself: Creating Your Therapist’s Professional Will
Ann Steiner, PhD, LMFT, CGP, AGPA-F

Fri Jan 17 2025 & Sat Jan 18 2025
9:00am PST to 12:15pm PST

Zoom
6 CEs available

Registration closes Wednesday January 15th at 3pm

Supervision Training Program Symposium
When the Conversation Becomes Difficult: Enactments, Parallel Process, and Cultural Considerations in Supervision

Sat Jan 25 2025, 9:00am PST to 4:30pm PST

In-Person at David Brower Center + Zoom
6 CEs available

Registration closes Thursday January 23rd at 3pm


Our Location

In-person and online engagement

Our office is conveniently located in Berkeley. Can’t make it to the office?
Online options are available.