Background

The Lincoln Clinic and Centre for Psychotherapy was founded in 1967 by Lionel Monteith, who saw a parallel between Abraham Lincoln's abolition of slavery and psychotherapy's aim of abolishing mental and emotional "slavery".

The Lincoln's philosophy has always been to provide psychotherapy to those in need and to offer training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy to people in many different professions. Since 1974, the Lincoln Centre has offered training and external courses to members of the helping professions and will continue this practice with courses designed to meet the demand for high-quality postgraduate training. Members participate in the scientific activities of the organisation and continue to develop their skills throughout their professional lives.

An annual lecture is open to the public and focuses on a theme of current concern which is examined from a psychoanalytic perspective.

The Lincoln is committed to research which seeks to evaluate the effectiveness of psychoanalytic psychotherapy. There is also continual monitoring of organisational procedures in order to provide a high quality service to the general public.

The Lincoln is committed to equal opportunities. All Lincoln members are bound by the Centre's Ethical Code which ensures that patient confidentiality is preserved and individual autonomy respected. The Lincoln is a founding member of the British Psychoanalytic Council.