Our Mission

The mission of AEDP Institute, is to provide high quality education and training to advance the professional development of psychologists. Our mission is to provide expert teachers who are also experts in AEDP psychotherapy to present advanced concepts and teach applied clinical skills in the practice of AEDP Psychotherapy and related fields. We strive to foster a culture of continuous learning, diversity and inclusivity, ensuring that our trainings empower psychologists to meet the evolving needs of their clients.

Our Work

The AEDP Institute offers training and certification in the model through a series of certification courses plus access to AEDP supervision from Certified Supervisors. The Institute also offers ‘stand-alone’ workshops, seminars and online learning resources that serve to advance the practice of AEDP for clinicians at every level of experience. The Institute provides forums where clinicians share ideas and experiences, ask questions, learn from one another, raise issues and integrate new ideas into a model of thinking and clinical practice that is dynamic and continually evolving.

Developed by Dr. Diana Fosha, author of The Transforming Power of Affect and editor of Undoing Aloneness and the Transformation of Suffering Into Flourishing: AEDP 2.0, it has roots in and resonances with many disciplines—among them attachment theory, affective neuroscience, body-focused approaches, and transformational studies.

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 the painful consequences of the limitations of human relatedness, we discover places that have always been strong; places that were never broken.

Crisis and suffering provide opportunities to awaken extraordinary capacities that otherwise might lie dormant, unknown and untapped. AEDP, as a therapeutic approach, is about making the most of these opportunities for healing and transformation. Key to this experiential enterprise is the establishment of the therapeutic relationship as a safe, secure base.

Through the in-depth processing of difficult emotional and relational experiences, the AEDP clinician fosters the emergence of new and healing experiences for the client.

Our Ethos—to Exist in Each Other’s Hearts and Minds

This spirit of openness and connection informs all the activities—clinical, intellectual, and community-building—of AEDP Institute and its members. As the worldwide network of AEDP practitioners, teachers, and supervisors grows, this shared ethos helps us remain healthy and vibrant. In particular, we are committed to nurturing and promoting

We Value Openness to Divergence and Commitment to Exploration

We grow — in ourselves, our practice, our theory and our community — by staying open to new ways of thinking and working. We welcome challenges from each other from new developments in theory and practice. By reveling in our resonances and embracing our differences, we foster the emergence of phenomena which are the stuff of professional, personal and organizational growth.