For graduate programs & training institutes
Two filmed courses for students about to sit with real clients.
Nancy McWilliams teaches psychodynamic diagnosis and how she conducts a first session. Andrew Tatarsky teaches practical ways to address substance use and other addictions in everyday psychotherapy. Both courses feature unscripted teaching, filmed and edited with high production value. License either course or both for your class.
Considering it for your syllabus? You and a colleague can preview both full courses free for two weeks. Request a preview →
The two courses
Learn directly from Nancy McWilliams and Andrew Tatarsky.
Use either course on its own or bring them together: Nancy on understanding the patient and beginning treatment, Andrew on addressing substance use and addictive behavior within that treatment. Five hours of teaching in total.
Psychodynamic Diagnosis & First Sessions
Nancy McWilliams teaches how to identify and understand personality types and levels of personality organization, and how she conducts a first session. Students hear how she listens, develops a formulation, and uses it to guide treatment.
- Personality types and levels of organization
- What she listens for in the first session
- Developing a formulation and letting it guide treatment
Harm Reduction Psychotherapy for Addiction
Andrew Tatarsky teaches practical ways to work with substance use and other addictions in everyday psychotherapy, helping patients set realistic goals and make gradual changes.
- Working with risk and ambiguous situations
- Beyond the abstinence mandate
- Ambivalence, mixed goals, gradual change
See it before you assign it
Watch excerpts from the courses
Nancy McWilliams: Diagnosis and first sessions
From Psychodynamic Diagnosis and First Sessions — unscripted and professionally filmed. 1:56
Andrew Tatarsky: Working through a clinical question
The Ideal Use Plan, from Harm Reduction Psychotherapy for Addiction — clinical dialogue, shot in studio. 12:51
Made for teaching
Bring experienced clinical thinking into the classroom.
Assign it with a quiz
Use the optional quiz and request a completion report to support your assignment.
One purchase for the class
Students enroll through your private class link without paying individually.
Fit it into your syllabus
Assign the full course or selected modules alongside your teaching.
Preview before assigning
You and a colleague can watch both courses free for two weeks before choosing a classroom license.
Classroom licenses
One class · one semester · one flat price
Choose either course. Add the second for half its classroom price.
| Class size | One course | Additional cost for second course | Both courses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 15students | $600 | + $300 | $900 |
| Up to 35students · most chosen | $900 | + $450 | $1,350 |
| Up to 60students | $1,400 | + $700 | $2,100 |
Every license includes full course access, a private enrollment link sized to your class, access through the semester, and a completion report on request. Larger lectures or multiple sections: write to [email protected] for a quick custom quote. Purchase orders and invoicing welcome.
Simple classroom licensing
How it works
Request your license
Tell us which course — or both — and how many students. We confirm your price and how you’d like to pay: check, ACH, or credit card.
Get your class link
We send a private enrollment link for your students, sized to your class and active through the semester.
Forward to your class
Students click the link, create an account, and enroll at no charge. At the end of term we can send a completion report on request.
From faculty and instructors
What teachers say
“As a therapist and instructor myself, I got so much out of this and will rewatch. Such cogent and engaging analysis of people and of your own process as a therapist.”Dr. Chris Duquette, Therapist & Adjunct Professor, Golden Gate University
“Really informative — I appreciated this talk, and realize psychodynamic is such a rich and evolving perspective and lens to work from.”Kyndra Knight, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Jefferson Community & Technical College, Louisville
“This training will breathe fresh air into the way clinicians and program staff typically think about working with clients who struggle with substance use.”Stephanie Briody, Co-Founder & CEO, Behavioral Health Innovators
Good to know
Questions from departments
Do students pay anything?
No. The license price covers the full class. Students enroll at no additional charge through your private link.
Can we see who completed the course?
Yes. On request, we can send a completion report listing which students finished the course, for participation grades or departmental records.
Is there a quiz?
Yes — an optional quiz is available for each course. Students can take a short end-of-course test, with unlimited retakes. It isn’t required to complete the course.
Can we license just one course?
Yes. Each course is available on its own at the “one course” price above. The half-price rate applies only when a second course is added to the same class.
Can we preview before deciding?
Yes. You and a colleague can watch both full courses free for two weeks. Use the form below and choose “preview.”
How can we pay?
Check, ACH, or credit card. Purchase orders are also welcome; we’ll invoice you directly.
How long does access last?
Access lasts through the semester covered by the license. Running it again next term is a new license.
What if my class is larger than 60?
Write to [email protected] for a quick custom quote for large lectures or multiple sections.
Set up your class
Request a classroom license or preview
Tell us which you’d like — a two-week preview for you and a colleague, or a license for your class — and which course or both. If you’re licensing, add your class size and how you’d like to pay. Previewing? Just say so; no payment details needed.
Prefer email? Write to [email protected] and we’ll set up your preview or confirm your price.