Mission

While the mission of the Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis has remained consistent since the School’s founding in 1973, the context within which the School has carried out that mission has changed dramatically. Starting as a small institute with a single, post-graduate psychoanalytic training program, the School has evolved into a graduate school offering master’s and doctoral degrees in psychoanalysis across three campuses.

Throughout BGSP’s development, its core mission has remained unchanged: BGSP is committed to providing high quality psychoanalytic education, clinical training, and research to a diverse student community.  We prepare our graduates to apply their understanding of emotional and mental functioning to endeavors that benefit individuals and society.