Join CAPT

When you join CAPT, you become part of a proud nationwide community of +800 therapists dedicated to the preservation, study and advancement of psychodynamic therapy in Canada.

CAPT membership provides:

  • Group rates on professional liability insurance and office insurance
  • Access to health and dental insurance
  • Free access to professional development workshops and lectures
  • Free advertising for events and trainings in monthly newsletter, The Networker
  • Free listing for your practice in our Find a Therapist directory
  • Access to 30 minutes of legal advice
  • Discounts on virtual practice providers and external training
  • Representation of psychodynamic practice at registration colleges and government bodies

Ready to join? Explore our Membership Types page to learn more.

Full membership (graduates of CAPT-recognized institutions)

  • The Centre for Training in Psychotherapy (CTP)
  • The Gestalt Institute of Toronto (GIT)
  • Ontario Association of Jungian Analysts (OAJA)
  • Ontario Psychotherapy & Counseling Program (OPC)
  • Canadian Institute for Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
    (formerly Toronto Child Psychoanalytic Program (TCPP))
  • Toronto Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis (TICP)
  • Toronto Institute for Relational Psychotherapy (TIRP)
    (not accepting new students as of April 2023)
  • Toronto Psychoanalytic Society and Institute (tps&i)
  • Adler Graduate Professional School (AGPS)

Note: The following are institutional members of CAPT, but do not offer courses approved by the CRPO

  • Canadian Association for Sandplay Therapy (CAST)
  • The Centre for Psychotherapy & Emotional Bodywork (CPEB)
  • Toronto Centre of Psychodrama and Sociometry (TCPS)
  • CG Jung Institute – Zurich

Are your documents ready? Graduates will be asked to upload a copy of their diploma or degree, as part of the application process.

Fees

Individual Membership: Fees are currently $160 per year for full membership.

If you have any questions or are having trouble applying online, e-mail us at membership@psychodynamiccanada.org

Apply for Individual Membership

Please contact membership@psychodynamiccanada.org for registration information.

Full membership (not a graduate of a CAPT-recognized institution)

This category applies to psychodynamic practitioners who are not graduates of a CAPT recognized institution. Applicants are welcome to apply via the interview process.

The interview process applies to applicants who are:

  • graduates of a training institute that is not an Institutional Member of CAPT (including those with international credentials)

not a graduate of an established training institute, but have extensive training and experience practicing psychodynamically

The interview process involves:

  1. Completing an application
  2. Submitting your current curriculum vitae (CV); any certification(s) associated with your psychotherapy training and/or a university or college degree.
  3. An interview by a CAPT Board member.

Fees

Individual Membership: Fees are currently $160 per year for full membership.

If you have any questions or are having trouble applying online, e-mail us at membership@psychodynamiccanada.org

Apply for Individual Membership

Please contact membership@psychodynamiccanada.org for registration information.

Student membership

Students of the following CAPT-recognized training institutes are automatically accepted for membership in CAPT upon application:

  • The Centre for Training in Psychotherapy (CTP)
  • The Gestalt Institute of Toronto (GIT)
  • Ontario Association of Jungian Analysts (OAJA)
  • Ontario Psychotherapy & Counseling Program (OPC)
  • Toronto Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis (TICP)
  • Toronto Institute for Relational Psychotherapy (TIRP)
  • Canadian Institute for Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
    (formerly Toronto Child Psychoanalytic Program (TCPP))
  • Adler Graduate Professional School (AGPS)

The following are institutional members of CAPT, but do not offer courses approved by CRPO:

  • Canadian Association for Sandplay Therapy (CAST)
  • CG Jung Institute – Zurich
  • Centre for Psychotherapy & Emotional Bodywork
  • Toronto Centre of Psychodrama and Sociometry

Application process: Students will be asked to upload a copy of their diploma or degree, as part of the application process.

Renewing students: CAPT policy also requires that all students who renew their membership provide proof of enrolment for the current year.

Students who are not attending a CAPT approved institution: If you are a student of a training institute other than those listed above, you are eligible for CAPT membership upon graduation, and registration with a regulatory college. Such applicants may be accepted via the interview process.

Important note for graduating students: It is the responsibility of student members to keep CAPT apprised of when they graduate.

When a student graduates from a CAPT-recognized institute, they have 8 months in which to obtain their registration number from CRPO or a recognized regulatory college. Click here for the list of recognized colleges.

If, after 8 months, sufficient progress has not been made toward obtaining the registration number, CAPT has the right to suspend membership and/or terminate insurance coverage.

Fees

Prorated student membership fee

The prorated fee for the first year is  $135.

This option is for NEW students only (i.e., you are a student of a CAPT institution and have never been a member of CAPT before.

With the prorated fee, your membership fee will apply to the remainder of 2025 AND 2026. The usual student membership fee will apply for subsequent years.

Note: Membership fees are not accepted until the applicant is approved.

Apply for Prorated Student Membership

Student membership fee

Fees are $95 per year for student membership.

Once accepted, students may also apply immediately for insurance.

Note: Membership fees are not accepted until the applicant is approved.

Apply for Student Membership

Please contact membership@psychodynamiccanada.org for registration information.

Emeritus membership

If you are an existing CAPT member in good standing who is retiring, or has retired from practice, you may want to transition from Individual to Emeritus membership.

Fees

Emeritus Membership: Fees are currently $25 per year for full membership.

Please contact membership@psychodynamiccanada.org for registration information.

Institutional membership

Institutional Membership is designed for institutions that train students to use psychodynamic methods of psychotherapy. Institutes are eligible if they meet the following criteria:

  • have existed long enough to have graduates
  • conduct or require a serious academic study of psychodynamic theory
  • conduct or require practical preparation and supervision for psychodynamic psychotherapists
  • conduct or require training in professional ethics, or have a formal commitment to a code of ethics, and
  • have a stable faculty of at least five members

If you have any questions about our institutional membership process or criteria, please email us at
membership@psychodynamiccanada.org

Fees

Institutional Membership carries a one-time fee of $300. Applications are accepted throughout the calendar year.

Application forms

Ready to apply? Click here to download our Institutional Membership application form.

Please mail completed membership application form, along with cheque if applicable, to:

CAPT
337-719 Bloor Street West
Toronto, ON M6G 1L5

The approval process takes approximately four weeks. All applications are subject to review by CAPT. Members are expected to adhere to the CAPT Code of Ethics

If you have any questions, e-mail us at membership@psychodynamiccanada.org

CAPT Membership year

  • CAPT membership runs on the calendar year from January 1 to December 31. Applications are accepted throughout the calendar year. Please note that applications and fees submitted for a new membership after October 1 will include the next calendar year.
  • Full, Student and Emeritus Memberships must be renewed annually to remain in good standing. The deadline for renewals is December 31 each year. Members are encouraged to retain their payment receipt (if fees are paid online), or a copy of their renewal cheque for tax purposes. CAPT will issue receipts upon request and as necessary.
  • As CAPT’s membership term goes from January to December, please note that your membership fee applies to the current year, regardless of the month in which you apply.

Members are expected to adhere to the CAPT Code of Ethics.

Insurance
McFarlan Rowlands offers annual liability insurance which renews every February 1. The cost of your insurance will be prorated from the date of purchase until February 1st of the next year.

Note: CAPT members can choose, upon purchase, to have their insurance activated immediately, or a later start date.

Important notes

Members may identify themselves in their professional business materials in one of two ways:

  • Member, Canadian Association for Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Member, CAPT