Psychoanalysis and Mental Health Counseling Graduate Degrees - Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis
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Psychoanalysis and Mental Health Counseling Graduate Degrees - Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis
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BGSP’s impact on clinical technique and the number of gifted clinicians among our
alumni
far exceed our stature. The School’s highly individualized approach to learning helps students uniquely shape their professional lives, producing clinical mental health counselors, scholars, and psychoanalysts who are able and confident in their abilities to remove impediments to the extraordinary, lasting growth of which virtually all people are capable.
We invite you to discover the BGSP community.
Degree Programs
MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
BGSP’s two-year, full-time program provides students with training in powerful psychodynamic methods. As a result, our graduates are able and confident in their abilities to work with a wide range of patients in a variety of settings.
Learn More ➞
Doctor of Psychoanalysis (PsyaD)
This post-master’s program combines full training to become a psychoanalyst with academic and research studies leading to the doctorate. Tailored to take into account your prior education and training, the program fosters a high level of emotional attunement, attainable only through the combination of seminars, self-examination in the training analysis, and intensive clinical supervision.
Learn More ➞
Hybrid Accelerated PsyaD for Certified Analysts
The low-residency, accelerated track towards the Doctor of Psychoanalysis (Psya.D.) degree provides the opportunity for already certified psychoanalysts to earn a doctoral degree in psychoanalysis through distance learning, combining video conferencing and weekend intensives in Boston.
Learn More ➞
Programs in Psychoanalysis, Society and Culture (MA and PsyaD)
Offered remotely.
Learn More ➞
Other Degree and Certificate Programs
Learn More ➞
BGSP’s highly engaged community is deeply committed to furthering humanity’s understanding of the unconscious forces that drive us, helping individuals lead more fulfilling lives, and addressing the societal and cultural challenges we continue to face.
Over 50 years after its founding, BGSP opens its doors to qualified students from all corners of the world to learn powerful approaches for understanding psychodynamics and effecting change in diverse settings, clinical and otherwise.
Contributing through our Therapy Center, School Outreach Program, and work in the community, our students graduate with confidence in their abilities to work skillfully with a wide range of patients in a variety of settings.
94%
of BGSP graduates hold clinical jobs or are in private practice.
Prepare
for
a
dynamic
career.
Whether you prefer typical academic settings or individualized learning, you’ll thrive.
Clinical Practice
Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
(license eligible)
Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy
Addictions Counseling
Master’s in Psychoanalysis
CAGS in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Certificate in Psychoanalysis
Doctor of Psychoanalysis
Hybrid Accelerated PsyaD for Certified Analysts
Studies in Social and Cultural Dynamics
Master’s in Psychoanalysis, Society and Culture
Doctorate in Psychoanalysis, Society and Culture
“Now, more than ever, it is very important that we understand people and how they operate at the deepest level.”
Dr. Jane Snyder
Provost
BGSP Stories of Impact
Psychoanalysis in the Pre-school Classroom
Ms. Vanessa Cid says of her students, “I was looking for something to address their heavy emotional experiences.” Ms. Cid graduated with BGSP’s Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Child [
Read More
]
Read More ➞
Psychoanalysis at Work in Coaching
Alumni Melissa Fristrom and Julia Moore resolve resistance to change in their coaching practices by applying psychoanalytic concepts to their work. [
Read More
]
Read More ➞
Psychoanalysis at Work in the Community
Vincent Panetta, Ph.D., decided early in his career that if his patients would not come to him, he would go to them. Through his work at mental health clinics in [
Read More
]
Read More ➞
Putting Psychoanalysis to Work
by James Henkhaus and Michael Birnkrant BGSP recently interviewed Michael Birnkrant, Master’s graduate from BGSP and current doctoral candidate, about his experiences bringing his BGSP education into the workplace. James Henkhaus: [
Read More
]
Read More ➞
Psychoanalysis at Work in the Public Schools
Nearly thirty years ago, BGSP faculty member Joan White decided to bring modern psychoanalysis into the public schools. “The emotional demands made on teachers by their work can be overwhelming,” [
Read More
]
Read More ➞
“
Here, they see you as a person, not a test score.
The
admissions
process at BGSP gives you a good feel for what the school is like. Rather than asking you to submit a GRE score, they ask you to come interview with three
faculty
members. Even before I was admitted, the professors genuinely wanted to know me as a person.”
Ranjana Mayar, Master’s in
Mental Health Counseling
Graduate, 2019
Calendar
May
16,
2026
1:00 pm
–
3:00 pm
June
6,
2026
10:30 am
–
12:30 pm
View Calendar
Skip to content
BGSP’s impact on clinical technique and the number of gifted clinicians among our
alumni
far exceed our stature. The School’s highly individualized approach to learning helps students uniquely shape their professional lives, producing clinical mental health counselors, scholars, and psychoanalysts who are able and confident in their abilities to remove impediments to the extraordinary, lasting growth of which virtually all people are capable.
We invite you to discover the BGSP community.
Degree Programs
MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
BGSP’s two-year, full-time program provides students with training in powerful psychodynamic methods. As a result, our graduates are able and confident in their abilities to work with a wide range of patients in a variety of settings.
Learn More ➞
Doctor of Psychoanalysis (PsyaD)
This post-master’s program combines full training to become a psychoanalyst with academic and research studies leading to the doctorate. Tailored to take into account your prior education and training, the program fosters a high level of emotional attunement, attainable only through the combination of seminars, self-examination in the training analysis, and intensive clinical supervision.
Learn More ➞
Hybrid Accelerated PsyaD for Certified Analysts
The low-residency, accelerated track towards the Doctor of Psychoanalysis (Psya.D.) degree provides the opportunity for already certified psychoanalysts to earn a doctoral degree in psychoanalysis through distance learning, combining video conferencing and weekend intensives in Boston.
Learn More ➞
Programs in Psychoanalysis, Society and Culture (MA and PsyaD)
Offered remotely.
Learn More ➞
Other Degree and Certificate Programs
Learn More ➞
BGSP’s highly engaged community is deeply committed to furthering humanity’s understanding of the unconscious forces that drive us, helping individuals lead more fulfilling lives, and addressing the societal and cultural challenges we continue to face.
Over 50 years after its founding, BGSP opens its doors to qualified students from all corners of the world to learn powerful approaches for understanding psychodynamics and effecting change in diverse settings, clinical and otherwise.
Contributing through our Therapy Center, School Outreach Program, and work in the community, our students graduate with confidence in their abilities to work skillfully with a wide range of patients in a variety of settings.
94%
of BGSP graduates hold clinical jobs or are in private practice.
Prepare
for
a
dynamic
career.
Whether you prefer typical academic settings or individualized learning, you’ll thrive.
Clinical Practice
Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
(license eligible)
Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy
Addictions Counseling
Master’s in Psychoanalysis
CAGS in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Certificate in Psychoanalysis
Doctor of Psychoanalysis
Hybrid Accelerated PsyaD for Certified Analysts
Studies in Social and Cultural Dynamics
Master’s in Psychoanalysis, Society and Culture
Doctorate in Psychoanalysis, Society and Culture
“Now, more than ever, it is very important that we understand people and how they operate at the deepest level.”
Dr. Jane Snyder
Provost
BGSP Stories of Impact
Psychoanalysis in the Pre-school Classroom
Ms. Vanessa Cid says of her students, “I was looking for something to address their heavy emotional experiences.” Ms. Cid graduated with BGSP’s Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Child [
Read More
]
Read More ➞
Psychoanalysis at Work in Coaching
Alumni Melissa Fristrom and Julia Moore resolve resistance to change in their coaching practices by applying psychoanalytic concepts to their work. [
Read More
]
Read More ➞
Psychoanalysis at Work in the Community
Vincent Panetta, Ph.D., decided early in his career that if his patients would not come to him, he would go to them. Through his work at mental health clinics in [
Read More
]
Read More ➞
Putting Psychoanalysis to Work
by James Henkhaus and Michael Birnkrant BGSP recently interviewed Michael Birnkrant, Master’s graduate from BGSP and current doctoral candidate, about his experiences bringing his BGSP education into the workplace. James Henkhaus: [
Read More
]
Read More ➞
Psychoanalysis at Work in the Public Schools
Nearly thirty years ago, BGSP faculty member Joan White decided to bring modern psychoanalysis into the public schools. “The emotional demands made on teachers by their work can be overwhelming,” [
Read More
]
Read More ➞
“
Here, they see you as a person, not a test score.
The
admissions
process at BGSP gives you a good feel for what the school is like. Rather than asking you to submit a GRE score, they ask you to come interview with three
faculty
members. Even before I was admitted, the professors genuinely wanted to know me as a person.”
Ranjana Mayar, Master’s in
Mental Health Counseling
Graduate, 2019
Calendar
May
16,
2026
1:00 pm
–
3:00 pm
June
6,
2026
10:30 am
–
12:30 pm
View Calendar