Group Therapy Facilitation Courses Ireland: Professional Training for Group Counselling

Group therapy is a powerful and cost-effective modality used across counselling, psychotherapy, addiction services, mental health settings, and community programmes. The Professional Diploma in Group Therapy Facilitation at ICPS College provides practitioners with the theoretical foundations and practical skills to design, facilitate, and manage therapeutic groups.

Drawing on Yalom's therapeutic factors, stage models of group development, and contemporary group analytic thinking, this diploma equips practitioners to facilitate a range of group formats — psychoeducational, skills-based, process-oriented, and support groups — across clinical and community settings.

Programme Overview

The ten-module programme covers the theory and practice of group therapy, group dynamics and process, therapeutic factors in groups, stage models of group development, selection and assessment of group members, co-facilitation, managing conflict and difficult dynamics, ethical and boundary considerations, and the facilitation of specialist groups including trauma-informed and addiction groups. Sixty CPD credits are awarded on completion via live-online Zoom delivery.

Who Is This Programme For?

This diploma is appropriate for qualified counsellors and psychotherapists, addiction practitioners, community mental health workers, nurses, occupational therapists, and any professional who facilitates or co-facilitates therapeutic, support, or psychoeducational groups.

Related Programmes

Practitioners interested in complementary areas of group and relational work may find value in the Professional Diploma in Couples Counselling, the Professional Diploma in Addiction Studies, and the Professional Diploma in Trauma-Informed Psychotherapy, all available live online.

For full details on programme content, fees, and upcoming cohort dates, visit the Group Therapy Facilitation course page. Read our ICPS College learning resources guide for further guidance.