The Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis

Date: Dec 31 1969
Major: Other (This Major's Salary over time)
If you are looking for a welcoming, supportive environment, in which you can learn to understand the depths of the human condition and what really drives people, then this is the right school for you. If you want to learn to work professionally with people who suffer from any numbers of issues that span the full spectrum of mental health related problems and diagnoses, then this is the place for you. The education I received and am still receiving at this school, has prepared me to join the professional world equipped to work with any type of patient that enters my treatment room. Studying at BGSP is a truly transformative experience, and unparalleled in its supportive learning environment, research opportunities, and ability to prepare its students to join the mental health work force, or to improve their clinical understanding and skills in the mental health work force. The program focuses on helping students understand the underlying, deep rooted conflicts and issues that lead many patients/clients to seek treatment, and teaching the students how to resolve these conflicts. Since many contemporary therapy modalities focus primarily on short-term symptom reduction and short-term improvement in functioning for the patients, these patients often do not find long-lasting results or deeper self-understanding and knowledge. The focus of the theory taught at BGSP on resolving unconscious conflicts, and understanding the function of the drives within us all through a Modern Psychoanalytic approach can lead to long-term symptom relief and improved functioning in the patients with whom we work. The fact that the school has a therapy center located on campus at which doctoral students and faculty see patients, is a major benefit of this school. It is a great way for doctoral students to learn how to manage a private practice and apply the theoretical and clinical skills learned in class to their work with patients. The supervision at BGSP is also the best supervision I have experienced throughout my education and career thus far. I looked into many graduate programs in mental health before choosing BGSP, and am glad that I completed my M.A. here and am working on my Psya.D. here as well. I could not more highly recommend this school to prospective students and anyone else who wants to improve his or her understanding of themselves, of others, and of humankind as a whole.