Applicants

We will start accepting applications in March 2026.


The Czech Institute of Biosynthetic Psychotherapy, z.ú. offers a comprehensive 2.5-year training in Biosynthetic Psychotherapy with children and adolescents encompassing a total of 332 hours of education. The course of the program is divided into shorter and longer units (30 and 46 hours, respectively) with four units taking place each year. The program consists of a self-experiential part (140 hours) intertwined with theory and methodology (172 hours). The training also includes 20 hours of mentoring. These parts are alternated within the individual meetings so that the trainees are given opportunity to learn the theory, practical techniques and experience the exercises offered.


Curriculum:

The training introduces the theory and methodology of Biosynthetic Psychotherapy and is intended to facilitate learning practical tools for future work with children and adolescents. The training includes self-experiential components that develop skills on the bodily, emotional, relational and cognitive level to be used in work with children and adolescents.

Participants will gradually get to know the perspective of Biosynthetic Psychotherapy on human functioning as such, with an emphasis on developmental aspects and specifics of individual life periods, especially from birth to early adulthood.

Play will be explored as an important communication tool with children and adolescents and we will use movement, breath, imagination and creativity to help them regain their psychological and somatic balance.

There will be space to experiment with our own vitality and spontaneity and use insights from embryology and neuroscience to broaden our perspective of the child and their functioning in order to better understand their specific difficulties and discover techniques to help them return to fuller functioning.

We will study the topics of Biosynthetic Psychotherapy and focus on creating a therapeutic contract, the relationship with the child and working with parents, which is essential in child and adolescent psychotherapy. The educational program aims to inspire and broaden the horizons of current and aspiring child and adolescent psychotherapists and will offer mentoring as a way of sharing practical experience and theoretical knowledge in working with children.

Lecturers of the training: Mgr. Pavla Špeldová and Mgr. Jan Machala


Ideal candidates:

The training is conceived as a postgraduate training program in psychotherapy for therapists who have completed their own psychotherapy training or are about to complete it. Graduates receive certification confirming competence in psychotherapy with children and adolescents.

Program fee: CZK 126,000 (payable in three instalments)

The training program is accredited by the Czech Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.

Candidates to the training program must meet these criteria:

  • Have attained a university degree, preferably in the social sciences
  • Have completed comprehensive psychotherapeutic training or be in the final part of it
  • Have experience or intention to work with children and/or adolescents
  • Candidates that have completed their training in psychotherapy without being required to undergo individual psychotherapy will be required to complete 30 hours of individual psychotherapy, preferably with a body psychotherapist, as one of the requirements for completion of this training.

Candidates that have not had body psychotherapy training are encouraged to attend the Getting to know Biosynthesis workshop.


Admissions:

  • In order to be included on the candidates list, send the completed questionnaire to vycviky@biosynteza.cz.
  • Applicants who meet the eligibility criteria will be invited for an individual interview. The administrative fee for the interview is CZK 800.
  • By sending the questionnaire you agree to the use of your personal data (phone number, e-mail, physical address, education information) for the purposes of the admission procedure.
  • If you have any questions or concerns about the program, e-mail us at info@biosynteza.cz.
  • When writing to us, please include "Children and Adolescents Training" in the subject line.

Training program description and structure

Total number of hours: 332 hours.
Self-experience: 140 hours.
Methodology and theory: 172 hours.
Mentoring: 20 hours.