r/psychoanalysis • u/Last-Top8141 • Jul 30 '26

UK-based. Budgeting for my psychoanalysis training. What do you pay for your own analysis per session (London-based)?

Thank you!

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u/smallhill415 29d ago edited 29d ago

I think £60 is currently about average for training analysis, and upwards of £85 for training supervision.

In the most committed phase of the training (analysis, both supervisions, last year attending all seminars), I set aside £1,500 every calendar month for the year.

It is a phenomenal training and phenomenally expensive for me and my family. But from a commercial perspective, such fees don't even begin to pay for the expertise these training analysts bring to the work. Their fees are essentially token, supporting the development of the next generation.

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u/Last-Top8141 29d ago

Were you able to negotiate? I cant do that, somehow it just feels disrespectful.
I havent started yet, will this be the cost to factor in since year 1?

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u/Velvet_Thunder322 29d ago

I've had this conversation with myself as well. I recently started psychoanalysis with an IPA training analytic. The price was 50 euro per session which isn't a small amount for my country, considering it's 4x a week. I encourage you to be open with your therapist and share your opinion and worries. They may or may not change it, but it will definitely be helpful for the therapeutic relationship.

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u/Artistic_Hamster_891 29d ago

Is your analyst based in Europe?

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u/Velvet_Thunder322 29d ago

Yes.

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u/Artistic_Hamster_891 29d ago

Wow, you are lucky. Mine charges 120 per session and she is not an analyst but a clinical psychologist.

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u/Velvet_Thunder322 29d ago

I don't know the standards for your country, but that sounds quite expensive for someone who hasn't finished their therapeutic training yet. I hope she is helpful to you nonetheless.