Training
AEDP training utilizes a three-pronged method to engage both left and right brain, as well as mind and heart.
Certification
The journey to AEDP Certification is full of learning and unlearning, of growing and becoming your true therapist self.
Research
Since 2015, AEDP clinicians and researchers led by Diana Fosha have conducted groundbreaking research of the effectiveness of AEDP psychotherapy..
AEDP Psychotherapy
There is no better way to capture the ethos of AEDP than to say this: we try to help our patients and ourselves become stronger at the broken places. By working with trauma, loss, and painful consequences, we discover places that have always been strong, places that were never broken.
—Diana Fosha
PhD, Developer of AEDP Psychotherapy and Director of AEDP Institute
Undoing Aloneness
Our ‘true self’ emerges by fully experiencing and processing our emotions in the presence of a ‘true other’.
— Diana Fosha, PHD
The AEDP Community
AEDP Around the World
Meet AEDP therapists who live nearby – or start a regional group.
Become a Member
Reap the benefits of closer connection with our referral network, clinical discussion listserv, discounts and more!
Committees & Working Groups
Steering Committee, Psychedelics Group, the Vision Collective, Diversity (DBE&I) Committee and more.
Experiential Assisting (EALC)
Join the EALC – Experiential Assistant Learning Community – and take your AEDP skills and service to the next level.
Exploring the Landscape
Research Publications
Breakthrough research has demonstrated the effectiveness of AEDP® psychotherapy which is now officially designated as Evidence Supported.
Transformance Journal
Transformance is devoted to publishing what is cutting-edge in AEDP theory, research and clinical practice.
Clinical Discussion Listserv
Support and promote discussion, communication and learning about the theory and practice of the AEDP model of psychotherapy among Members of the AEDP Institute
News & Spotlights
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Diana Fosha Live Online: Undoing Aloneness and the Transformation of Suffering
On 21 May 2026, MINDinMIND will host a live online Legacy Interview with Diana Fosha, developer of AEDP, joined by Stephen Porges, Ed Tronick, and Shigeru Iwakabe. At the heart of Fosha’s work is a clinically precise idea: that aloneness in the face of overwhelming emotion is not just part of a patient’s history but…
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AEDP Institute is now an APA Approved CE Provider
AEDP Institute, is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. AEDP Institute maintains responsibility for this program and its content. AEDP Institute courses — including Immersion, Essential Skills, Advanced Skills, and eligible seminars — will now offer APA CE credits. APA approval reflects our commitment to offering rigorous, clinically grounded…
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New Issue Alert: Transformance: The AEDP Journal!
We’re delighted to announce the release of Transformance Journal, Volume 14, featuring powerful and deeply moving explorations of AEDP’s global reach and cultural resonance. This issue highlights how AEDP is being lived, practiced, and integrated across diverse contexts around the world — from Brazil to Sweden, Korea, China, and beyond.