Couples Counselling Courses Ireland: Professional Training in Relationship Therapy

Relationship difficulties are among the most common reasons people seek therapeutic support. The Professional Diploma in Couples Counselling at ICPS College provides practitioners with the theoretical frameworks, assessment skills, and clinical techniques to work effectively with couples and relationship concerns.

Couples counselling draws on a range of models — systemic theory, attachment-based approaches, emotionally focused therapy, and the Gottman method — all of which are explored within this programme. Practitioners completing this diploma will be equipped to work with couples presenting a wide range of relational concerns, from communication difficulties to intimacy issues, infidelity, and separation.

Programme Overview

The ten-module programme covers theories of relationship and attachment, couples assessment and formulation, major approaches to couples therapy (including EFT, Gottman, and systemic models), conflict and communication, sexuality and intimacy, working with separation and divorce, and the ethics of relational therapeutic work. Sixty CPD credits are awarded on completion via live-online Zoom delivery.

Who Is This Programme For?

This diploma is designed for qualified counsellors and psychotherapists who wish to extend their practice to include couples work, as well as mediators, family therapists, and social care professionals with relevant therapeutic backgrounds.

Related Programmes

Practitioners interested in systemic and relational approaches may also find value in the Professional Diploma in Group Therapy Facilitation and the Professional Diploma in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, both available live online from ICPS College.

For full details on programme content, accreditation, fees, and upcoming cohort dates, visit the Couples Counselling course page.