The programme requirement is that you see a fully accredited IACP, IAHIP or BACP therapist. Therefore, a therapist with pre-accredited status is insufficient on this programme.

The programme requirement is that you see a fully accredited IACP, IAHIP or BACP therapist. Therefore, a therapist with accreditation status under any other professional body is insufficient on this programme.

Personal therapy can be a mix of remote and in person modalities during the public health guidelines of the pandemic. IACP will revisit this in 2022 and we will keep learners updated. We would encourage you to engage with a counsellor who can offer both, when safe and when required.

  • You can find a personal therapist on the IACP website, or from the list provided by the college (located on your Moodle Supporting Documents, and the Useful Resources section).
  • The list is not a recommendation but is a list of suitable accredited therapists who offer a student rate.
  • Where required you can also consider any therapist on the IAHIP or BACP websites.

  • A sessional log, reflecting 50 hours of one-to-one personal therapy, signed by the fully accredited IACP IAHIP or BACP therapist on a sessional basis
  • A letter, on headed paper, with the therapists accreditation body and membership number noted, reflecting completion of the 50 hours.

Yes, where required. We encourage you to discuss with your therapist the rationale for changing.

When changing therapist, you are required to obtain:

  • A personal therapy log signed by the therapist, reflecting your sessional attendance
  • A letter from the therapist, on letter headed paper with the accreditation body and membership number noted, that confirms the number of sessions undertaken and the dates.

Both documents are required as submissions to Moodle as part confirmation of your personal
therapy record.

No. For ethical reasons your therapist and supervisor cannot be the same person. It helps avoid dual roles and conflicts of interest. Please see the IACP Code of Ethics for further details: https://www.iacp.ie/iacp-code-of-ethics

If you cannot get a letter, an email will suffice. The email must note the accreditation body and membership number of the therapist and confirm the number of sessions undertaken and the dates.
If you need further assistance here, please contact Pam@iicp.ie.

It is vital that you require your therapist to sign the log on a sessional basis. If you did not do this and are experiencing difficulty in obtaining the require log, please contact Pam@iicp.ie.

No. The personal therapy requirement of the programme relates to time spent training on a programme where counselling and psychotherapy was at the core.