Professional Development Courses

Learn how coercive control operates, why it is often missed, and how counsellors can recognise and respond safely to domestic violence and abuse.

How eating disorders relate to body image and emotional regulation, what counsellors need to know about risk, and how to work alongside medical care.

How attachment styles shape adult relationships, why couples get stuck in pursue-withdraw cycles, and how attachment-informed couples therapy supports repair.

Death, freedom, isolation and meaninglessness: learn how Yalom's four givens shape existential therapy and how counsellors work with them in practice.

Learn the core principles of suicide risk assessment for counsellors: asking directly, exploring risk and protective factors, safety planning and self-care.

Shame and guilt feel similar but work very differently in therapy. Learn the clinical distinctions, how each presents, and how counsellors work with both.

Explore the anger iceberg, what lies beneath rage, and how counsellors help clients build emotional regulation skills without shaming or suppressing anger.

Learn Yalom's eleven therapeutic factors, how they operate in group therapy, and what facilitators can do to help a group become a genuine agent of change.

Learn what effective clinical supervision involves: its functions, common models, ethical duties and how to train as a supervisor across professions.

Psychoanalysis is alive and evolving. Learn how Freudian and Lacanian ideas inform contemporary practice, what analytic training covers and who it suits.

Divorce, redundancy, migration, infertility and dementia all cause real grief. Learn how counsellors recognise and work with non-death loss and disenfranchised

Confused about IACP CPD requirements? Learn what counts as CPD, how hours are recorded, what evidence you need and how live-online courses fit your annual

Thinking about counselling courses in Ireland? Understand the levels, what a foundation certificate covers, entry requirements and how to progress to practice.

Explore the Professional Diploma in Bereavement at ICPS College — a 10-week live-online CPD course covering grief, loss and bereavement therapy, awarding 60 credits.

Explore the Professional Diploma in Pharmacology for Counsellors at ICPS College — a 10-week live-online CPD course in psychopharmacology, awarding 60 credits.

Discover neuroscience for counsellors at ICPS College — applied neuroscience CPD training covering polyvagal theory, trauma neuroscience and brain-informed therapy, 60 CPD credits.

Explore ICPS College learning resources — a complete guide to student support, CPD tools, course materials and practitioner resources for counsellors and psychotherapists.

Discover ICPS College eGift Cards — the ideal professional development gift for counsellors and psychotherapists in Ireland, redeemable on any CPD or diploma course.

Learn how to choose and book an ICPS College CPD course or professional diploma — a complete step-by-step guide for counsellors and practitioners in Ireland.

Discover the ICPS College blog — reflective professional learning articles for counsellors, psychotherapists and allied practitioners on CPD, theory and clinical practice.