ICPS College Professional Diploma in Existentialism & Phenomenology
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Course start date: No future date was visible in the booking snapshot checked 17 August 2026; confirm the intake at https://www.icps.ie/booking. Pricing: €595; deposit €245. Confirm live booking details before enrolling.
This course is a disciplined way of meeting lived experience before rushing to explanation, diagnosis or technique. It sits within Existential, philosophical and humanistic approaches and connects theory with bracketing assumptions, describing experience closely, exploring choice and constraint, working with meaning and transition and using philosophical ideas as invitations rather than answers.
Course content and academic foundations
Module 1: the four givens
This module develops a working understanding of the four givens and translates it into ethical, reflective practice. Learners connect concepts to case formulation, culture and the therapeutic relationship.
Discussion considers the four givens alongside boundaries, assessment, supervision and limits of competence, with emphasis on evidence-informed reasoning and humane care.
Module 2: phenomenological method
This module develops a working understanding of phenomenological method and translates it into ethical, reflective practice. Learners connect concepts to case formulation, culture and the therapeutic relationship.
Discussion considers phenomenological method alongside boundaries, assessment, supervision and limits of competence, with emphasis on evidence-informed reasoning and humane care.
Module 3: meaning
This module develops a working understanding of meaning and translates it into ethical, reflective practice. Learners connect concepts to case formulation, culture and the therapeutic relationship.
Discussion considers meaning alongside boundaries, assessment, supervision and limits of competence, with emphasis on evidence-informed reasoning and humane care.
Module 4: freedom and responsibility
This module develops a working understanding of freedom and responsibility and translates it into ethical, reflective practice. Learners connect concepts to case formulation, culture and the therapeutic relationship.
Discussion considers freedom and responsibility alongside boundaries, assessment, supervision and limits of competence, with emphasis on evidence-informed reasoning and humane care.
Module 5: isolation
This module develops a working understanding of isolation and translates it into ethical, reflective practice. Learners connect concepts to case formulation, culture and the therapeutic relationship.
Discussion considers isolation alongside boundaries, assessment, supervision and limits of competence, with emphasis on evidence-informed reasoning and humane care.
Module 6: mortality
This module develops a working understanding of mortality and translates it into ethical, reflective practice. Learners connect concepts to case formulation, culture and the therapeutic relationship.
Discussion considers mortality alongside boundaries, assessment, supervision and limits of competence, with emphasis on evidence-informed reasoning and humane care.
Module 7: Yalom and May
This module develops a working understanding of Yalom and May and translates it into ethical, reflective practice. Learners connect concepts to case formulation, culture and the therapeutic relationship.
Discussion considers Yalom and May alongside boundaries, assessment, supervision and limits of competence, with emphasis on evidence-informed reasoning and humane care.
Module 8: van Deurzen
This module develops a working understanding of van Deurzen and translates it into ethical, reflective practice. Learners connect concepts to case formulation, culture and the therapeutic relationship.
Discussion considers van Deurzen alongside boundaries, assessment, supervision and limits of competence, with emphasis on evidence-informed reasoning and humane care.
Learning experience, skills and professional development
The learning experience helps participants communicate more confidently about existential phenomenology counselling course Ireland in professional settings.
Listening, collaboration and repair are treated as practical relational skills.
Structured reflection can support CPD and questions for supervision.
Review award and progression information carefully; education does not automatically grant authority to practise independently.
Who may benefit and how to use the learning
counsellors, psychotherapists, coaches, educators and learners interested in existential practice. It may also suit people comparing counselling courses in Ireland or seeking focused CPD.
Existential work is not abstract discussion detached from distress. At its best it makes room for concrete experience, social reality and embodied life while helping clients examine the stance they can take toward what cannot be changed.
Assessment, CPD and enrolment
Review the live ICPS page for dates, fees, deposits, delivery and entry requirements before booking.
Keep attendance, reading and reflective notes as an accurate CPD record.
Frequently asked questions
Who is this course for?
It is intended for counsellors, psychotherapists, coaches, educators and learners interested in existential practice.
What will I study?
Themes include the four givens, phenomenological method, meaning, freedom and responsibility, isolation and applied practice.
Is there a current start date?
No future date was visible; use the live booking page.
What does it cost?
€595; deposit €245
Does completion authorise independent practice?
Check the current award and professional requirements.
Conclusion
This ICPS College pathway offers a focused route into existential phenomenology counselling course Ireland. Confirm live intake, price and progression details before enrolling.
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