The Irish Council for Psychotherapy (ICP) is the national umbrella body for Psychotherapy in Ireland and a not for profit organization. The ICP represents eleven organisations and over 1,500 psychotherapists nationwide and is the National Awarding Organisation (NAO) of the European Certificate of Psychotherapy (ECP).
The ICP act as a link between those who are looking for psychotherapeutic services and those who provide psychotherapeutic services.
The mission of the ICP is to consolidate and promote psychotherapy as a free and independent profession. The ICP do this by promoting the widest provision of psychotherapy for the public and encouraging high standards of training, practice and ongoing education of our psychotherapists to contribute to public health. The ICP also promotes psychotherapy as an effective intervention for good mental and emotional health.
The objectives of ICP include:
- To establish and monitor a National Register and a European Register of accredited psychotherapists in Ireland.
The ICP is responsible for:
- Promoting and maintaining the highest possible standards of training, practice and professional conduct of accredited psychotherapists.
- Maintaining a register of psychotherapists.
- Promoting the development of psychotherapy as an independent profession.
- Representing the majority of psychotherapists in Ireland to the public, the media and the government.
- Awarding and conferring the European Certificate of Psychotherapy (ECP) in Ireland on behalf of the European Association for Psychotherapy.
- Promoting continuing education, professional development and research in psychotherapy.
- Support through training, advice and consultancy.
- Communications and media relations on behalf of the profession.
- Publishing relevant publications for, and on behalf, of our members.
- Providing informed advice to members, the public and the government.