If you are thinking about longer term training as a counsellor or psychotherapist, the Foundation Year is where that journey begins. It is a year of learning, self-reflection, and personal growth, grounded in Transactional Analysis, and held within a small, supportive training group in Edinburgh. This post is a guide to what the Foundation Year involves, who it is for, and what comes next.

People often arrive at Physis with a sense that they want to work more deeply with people, but without a clear map of what counselling or psychotherapy actually mean, or how the training routes differ. The short answer is: they are closely related, and they overlap. The longer answer is more interesting, and it often helps people decide where they want to begin.