The Caspari Foundation was established in August 2000.

The organisation takes over from FAETT, The Forum for the Advancement of Educational Therapy and Therapeutic Teaching, which grew out of the work of the late Irene Caspari, Principal Psychologist in the department for Children and Parents at the Tavistock Clinic, London from 1961-1976.  In May 2007 the Caspari foundation changed the professional title from educational therapist to educational psychotherapist, which is a more accurate and appropriate description of the work.

Irene Caspari pioneered a technique, combining psychological insight with teaching which addressed the emotional blocks that impair learning. The principles she developed inform the Foundation's work in promoting teachers' awareness of the emotional factors, which underlie learning difficulties.