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ICPS Professional Diploma & CPD Courses: Complete Guide (Live-Online) Lecturer Led Classes



If you’re searching for Professional Diploma courses in counselling and psychotherapy that are live online, lecturer-led, and designed to build real-world competence, the Institute for Counselling & Psychotherapy Studies (ICPS) offers a broad portfolio of specialist programmes.
This guide is written for SEO promotion and is designed to help prospective learners quickly understand the range of Professional Diploma options available at ICPS and how to choose the right pathway.


Why choose ICPS for Professional Diploma training?

ICPS delivers structured, applied programmes that support skill development across a wide range of therapeutic and mental health domains. Courses are designed to be accessible and practical, with an emphasis on learning that translates into day-to-day professional practice.

Key reasons learners choose ICPS include:

·      Live online delivery (interactive, accessible from anywhere)

·      Lecturer-led classes with applied, practice-focused learning

·      Broad specialist coverage across counselling, psychotherapy, psychology, trauma, and related fields

·      Clear progression routes for learners who want to deepen expertise or broaden scope

For current dates, times, and enrolment details, visit: https://www.icps.ie/booking


Professional Diploma courses at ICPS (full list)

Below is the complete list of Professional Diploma courses linked from the ICPS website navigation.


Professional Diploma in Psychoanalysis

A specialist programme exploring psychoanalytic theory and practice, with a focus on depth psychology, unconscious processes, and clinical application.


Professional Diploma in Clinical Psychology & Mental Health

A broad, clinically relevant programme covering key themes in mental health, psychological frameworks, and applied understanding for practice.


Professional Diploma in Inner Child & Child Development

A developmental and psychodynamic-informed programme exploring childhood development, internal structures, and how early experiences can shape adult functioning.


Professional Diploma in Domestic Violence & Sexual Abuse

A specialist programme supporting practitioners to understand domestic violence dynamics, coercive control, trauma impacts, and ethical, safe intervention approaches.


Professional Diploma in Coaching, Mentoring & Supervision

A programme focused on structured support roles, including coaching and mentoring frameworks, supervisory skills, and reflective practice.


Professional Diploma in Survivors of Abuse

A trauma-informed programme addressing the needs of survivors, with emphasis on safety, understanding impacts of abuse, and supportive intervention.


Professional Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

A practical programme covering CBT foundations, formulation, and intervention strategies that can support work with common mental health presentations.


Professional Diploma in Trauma Therapy & EMDR Practice

A specialist programme exploring trauma therapy approaches and EMDR-informed practice, supporting clinicians to work safely and effectively with trauma.


Professional Diploma in Guilt, Regret & the Moral Psyche

A depth-focused programme exploring guilt, shame, moral injury, and the psychological processes that shape self-evaluation and change.


Professional Diploma in Child & Adolescent Mental Health

A specialist programme focused on youth mental health, developmental considerations, and applied understanding for those working with children and adolescents.


Professional Diploma in Applied Neuroscience for Counselling & Psychotherapy

A programme connecting neuroscience to therapeutic practice, supporting clinicians to integrate brain-based understanding into formulation and intervention.


Professional Diploma in Existentialism & Phenomenology

A theory-rich programme exploring existential and phenomenological approaches, meaning-making, and lived experience in therapeutic work.


Professional Diploma in Grief Beyond Death: Non-Death Loss

A specialist programme exploring non-death loss (identity, relationships, health, life transitions) and how grief processes can present in practice.


Professional Diploma in Trauma-Informed Counselling & Intervention

A programme focused on trauma-informed principles, safe engagement, stabilisation, and ethical intervention across diverse contexts.


Professional Diploma in Addiction Studies

A specialist programme exploring addiction theory, trauma-informed perspectives, assessment, and integrative approaches to support recovery-focused work.


Professional Diploma in Shame & the Hidden Shadow Self

A depth psychology programme exploring shame, self-concept, defensive processes, and therapeutic approaches that support integration and change.


Professional Diploma in Relationship, Couples & Family Therapy

A specialist programme focused on relational dynamics, systemic thinking, and applied approaches for couples and family work.


Professional Diploma in Traumatology & PTSD

A specialist programme exploring trauma, PTSD presentations, and evidence-informed approaches to assessment and intervention.


Professional Diploma in Eating Disorders, Body Image & Emotional Health

A specialist programme exploring eating disorders, body image concerns, emotional regulation, and supportive therapeutic frameworks.


Professional Diploma in Advanced Skills for Complex Clients

A practice-focused programme supporting clinicians working with complexity, comorbidity, risk, and challenging relational dynamics.


Professional Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling & Insight Therapy

A specialist programme exploring psychodynamic approaches, insight-oriented work, and clinically relevant psychodynamic formulation.


Professional Diploma in Bereavement, Loss & Grief

A specialist programme exploring bereavement processes, grief theory, and applied approaches for supporting clients through loss.


Professional Diploma in Suicide Intervention & Prevention

A specialist programme focused on suicide awareness, intervention frameworks, ethical practice, and risk-informed support.


Professional Diploma in Expected & Unexpected Death

A specialist programme exploring grief responses to expected and sudden loss, including clinical implications for practice.


Professional Diploma in Group Therapy Processes & Facilitation

A programme focused on group dynamics, therapeutic factors, facilitation skills, and ethical group practice.


Professional Diploma in Psychopharmacology

A clinically relevant programme exploring psychopharmacology for mental health, supporting practitioners to understand medication classes and implications for care.


Professional Diploma in Psychosomatic Health & Mind–Body

A specialist programme exploring psychosomatic processes, mind–body connections, and how physical symptoms can relate to psychological experience.


How to choose the right Professional Diploma

If you’re unsure where to start, here are a few practical ways to decide:

1.        Choose by client group: e.g., Child & Adolescent Mental Health, Couples & Family Therapy.

2.        Choose by presenting issue: e.g., Addiction Studies, Eating Disorders, Bereavement & Grief.

3.        Choose by modality/framework: e.g., CBT, Psychodynamic Counselling, Psychoanalysis.

4.        Choose by complexity/specialism: e.g., Trauma Therapy & EMDR Practice, Traumatology & PTSD, Advanced Skills for Complex Clients.



Enrolment and next steps

To view upcoming start dates, times, and course details (including fees and booking), visit:

If you have questions about which Professional Diploma is the best fit, you can contact ICPS:

·      Email: education@icps.ie

·      Web: https://www.icps.ie

·      Free Phone: 1800 681 456

 
 
 

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