Sigmund Freud University Ljubljana
Master in Psychotherapy
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Master degree
DURATION
LANGUAGES
Slovene
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2026
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The Master in Psychotherapy at Sigmund Freud University Ljubljana combines academic theory, clinical practice and intensive self-awareness training. SFU Ljubljana, an accredited international branch of Sigmund Freud University Vienna, integrates psychotherapeutic methods with personal therapy so students experience the same processes they'll use with clients. The programme follows WHO-aligned workforce rationale for psychotherapists and emphasizes practical learning, personal growth, and supervised clinical work. Keywords: psychotherapy science, clinical practice, personal therapy, self-awareness, psychotherapeutic methods, mental health, counselling, clinical supervision.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can work as psychotherapists, clinical counsellors, mental health practitioners, community therapists, private-practice clinicians, researchers, educators, policy advisers, specialists.
The Sigmund Freud University was the first to introduce a university education in psychotherapy where academic and practical aspects work hand in hand and complement each other. According to the criteria of the World Health Organization, one psychotherapist per thousand inhabitants is needed. Slovenia is still far behind the other European countries - there is a great need for more trained psychotherapists. Psychotherapy is, therefore, certainly one of the important professions of the future.
The study programme of Psychotherapy Science at SFU Ljubljana combines theory, practice and self-awareness. Self-awareness is one of the most difficult, and at the same time, more fulfilling aspects of the studies. Self-awareness (learning therapy, personal growth, work on oneself) in which students try the psychotherapeutic methods on themselves. This form of work is a unique feature of the study process of psychotherapy. It means that the future psychotherapist must accept the same working process as their patients will.
