The Association for Psychological Therapies - APT

The Association for Psychological Therapies - APT Trusted in the UK by the NHS and major independent healthcare providers, and internationally in the USA, Canada, Ireland, Australia, and more.

APT-Professional accredited training: founded in 1981 and trusted by over 120 separate NHS Trusts and all the major independent healthcare providers, over 150,000 professionals have attended APT’s world class training already. The Association for Psychological Therapies (APT) is a leading provider of continuing professional development for professionals working in metal health and related areas. W

e pride ourselves on providing the most interesting, exciting, relevant and applicable training, on courses ranging from half-day to 15 days. Employing over 100 highly experienced clinical and educational psychologists on a consultancy basis, our specialist areas are:

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Training
• Attachment Disorder Training
• Clinical Supervision Training
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Training
• Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) Training
• Crisis Intervention Training
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Training
• DICES Mental Health Risk Assessment & Management Training
• Interpersonal Psychotherapy Training
• Mindfulness Training
• Motivational Interviewing (MI) Training
• Personality Disorder Training
• Positive Behaviour Support Training
• Psychosis Training
• RAID Training (for working with Challenging Behaviour)
• Single-Session Therapy Training
• Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT) Training
• Trauma-Focused CBT Training
• Trauma Informed Practice Training
• Substance Misuse Training
• and more. Every APT course is available for organisations to commission for their team (either face-to-face or online) and certain courses are available for individuals to attend, either ‘online live’ (via Zoom) or ‘online anytime’ (self-paced learning). All of the training is Accredited by the APT and attendees receive the relevant level of APT Accreditation and access to the APT’s renowned post-course resources. The training is also approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) for those studying in the USA. Over 150,000 professions have attended APT courses and attendees typically include: Psychiatric Nurses, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Clinical Psychologists, Psychiatrists, and more.

Thank you to everyone who attended our recent free webinar on   – we were delighted to welcome over 1,000 attendees from...
20/04/2026

Thank you to everyone who attended our recent free webinar on – we were delighted to welcome over 1,000 attendees from around the world.

A recording and details of future free webinars are now available at: https://www.apt.ac/freewebinars

Malta 🇲🇹 – another beautiful location for an APT course.Many thanks to APT tutor, Dr Ali Modaresi, for sharing these won...
02/04/2026

Malta 🇲🇹 – another beautiful location for an APT course.
Many thanks to APT tutor, Dr Ali Modaresi, for sharing these wonderful photos after delivering an Interpersonal Psychotherapy ( ) course on the island.

📍Another beautiful location for an APT course.Halifax Town Hall provided a stunning backdrop for a DBT-A course last wee...
18/03/2026

📍Another beautiful location for an APT course.

Halifax Town Hall provided a stunning backdrop for a DBT-A course last week – with thanks to APT tutor, Dr Paul Gaffney, for sharing these photos.

A beautiful location for learning in  ,   for our Providing Good Clinical Supervision course running today. Thank you to...
03/03/2026

A beautiful location for learning in , for our Providing Good Clinical Supervision course running today. Thank you to APT tutor Michael Carville for sharing this photo 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

📍 Conwy, Wales — a beautiful setting for the final day of an SFT Essentials (Solution-Focused Therapy) course.A big than...
06/02/2026

📍 Conwy, Wales — a beautiful setting for the final day of an SFT Essentials (Solution-Focused Therapy) course.

A big thank you to Dr Luan Pessall for sharing these lovely photos 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Address

The Dower House, Grange Lane
Leicester
LE79PH

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+441162418331

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