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The ICPPD Blog shares insights, advice and the latest updates on counselling, psychotherapy, mental health and personal development. Explore informative articles, professional perspectives and helpful resources designed to support learning, wellbeing and growth for students, practitioners and anyone interested in developing a deeper understanding of themselves and others.
Winter Isn’t Something to Overcome: It Is Somewhere to Belong
Greeting dear friends, Samhain shona daoibh go léir. It's hard to believe that winter is upon us and...
Supervision Across Professions: A Holistic Approach to Professional Development
Supervision is not limited to one profession. Across counselling, psychotherapy, healthcare, education, social care, pastoral work and other...
Tending the Roots, Growing the Future…
Dear Friends, July invites us into the fullness of summer, a season of warmth, light, and abundance. The...
Why ICPPD’s Diploma in Supervision Across Professions Stands Out in Ireland
Discover how ICPPD’s holistic, IACP-accredited Diploma in Supervision Across Professions equips experienced practitioners with the multidisciplinary skills and...
Diploma in Person-Centred Expressive Arts for Professionals at ICPPD
The Diploma in Person-Centred Expressive Arts for Professionals at the International College for Personal and Professional Development (ICPPD)...
ICPPD Graduation – Celebrating the Classes of 2025
At the International College for Personal and Professional Development, graduation is more than the completion of an academic...
Spring Renewal: Reconnecting with Purpose in Your Professional Journey
Spring offers a powerful opportunity for renewal and reflection. For those considering holistic counselling training, this season invites...
Psychosynthesis at ICPPD: A Holistic and Practice-Based Approach
Psychosynthesis is central to the holistic ethos of the Irish College of Psychosynthesis and Psychotherapy (ICPPD). It is...
Distance Learning at ICPPD: Flexible, Supportive and Transformative
Distance learning has opened new doors for people who want to grow personally, professionally, or begin the journey...
Nurturing a Research Culture at ICPPD: How Curiosity Shapes Our Learning Community
At the International College for Personal and Professional Development (ICPPD), research is more than an academic requirement —...
Why ICPPD? A Holistic Approach to Personal and Professional Development
The International College for Personal and Professional Development (ICPPD) is a recognised provider of education and training for...
Supporting Growth Through Supervision – Meet the Facilitators
At ICPPD, we recognise supervision as a profession in its own right and an essential investment in personal...
Autumn: A Season of Letting Go — Psychosynthesis in Practice
Autumn psychosynthesis meditation invites us to slow down, release, and reflect as the season shifts — a gentle...
What Does Holism Mean in Relation to the Human and to Holistic Counselling and Psychotherapy?
Holism, as understood in the context of ICPPD’s philosophy of counselling and psychotherapy, is both a comprehensive worldview...
Summer Blessings
As the vibrant season of summer unfolds and we welcome the Summer Solstice, a celebration of abundance, spiritual...
Meet the Tutors of ICPPD’s Transformative Programmes
Meet the Tutors of ICPPD’s Transformative Programmes At the International College of Personal and Professional Development (ICPPD), our...
Trusting and Sometimes Forgetting
By Mary Spring, ICPPD graduate, tutor, IACP-accredited counsellor/psychotherapist, and IACP-accredited supervisor Meeting the other.Being surprised bymeeting myself in...
Counselling or Psychotherapy: Key Differences and Similarities Explained
How is Counselling different to Psychotherapy? How are they similar? Counselling and psychotherapy are often mentioned together and...
What is Holistic Counselling and Psychotherapy?
What is Holistic Counselling & Psychotherapy? Holistic counselling and psychotherapy is a healing approach that embraces the interconnectedness...
Celebrate Distance Learning Month with ICPPD: Empowering Education Anywhere, Anytime
Celebrate Distance Learning Month with ICPPD: Empowering Education Anywhere, Anytime Distance Learning Month celebrates the flexibility and accessibility...
Psychosynthesis
Psychosynthesis is a therapeutic approach that emphasizes personal growth, self-integration, and development through the fusion of logical thought with...
Advance Your Career with the Diploma in Supervision Across Professions
Advance Your Career with the Diploma in Supervision Across Professions The Diploma in Supervision Across Professions at ICPPD is a...
Q&A: Diploma in Expressive Arts for Professionals
In this Q&A, we talk with Keshet Zur, the facilitator of the Diploma in Expressive Arts for Professionals...
Unlock Your Creativity with Expressive Arts for Professionals
Unlock Your Creativity with Expressive Arts for Professionals Are you a professional seeking to enhance your skills? The Diploma...
Life Transitions – Beginning a New Career at ICPPD
I recently began a new journey in life by stepping into the role of Academic Director at ICPPD.
Psychosynthesis as a Holistic Approach to Well-being
The word ‘psyche’ comes from the Greek word psykhe, which means “the soul, mind, spirit, or invisible animating...
Our Newsletter “Encounter”
We use the word Encounter as our title because of its relevance and reflection of what we offer...
A Reflection from ICPPD on Adult Learning
Therapeutic work is healing work, it is intimately accompanying a client on a self-discovery journey that is, perhaps...
Loss and Bereavement Course. A Reflection
Throughout this distance learning programme on Bereavement and Loss, the journey has been a profound exploration of the...
Treating the Self
“Using your right hand from the tip of your little finger on your left hand, bring your hand...
The Wild Creativity of Chaos
A thought crossed my mind this morning and I said the words out loud - The Wild Creativity...
ICPPD’s 4-year part-time BA (Hons) in Holistic Counselling and Psychotherapy
Coined from a Greek word, 'holos', meaning 'whole' or 'complete', holistic therapists approach disease and disorders as parts...
The Wildness Within
The Wildness Within I was watching a film last night, The Space In Between, and I heard...
What is Psychosynthesis?
Psychosynthesis is a therapeutic approach that focuses on personal growth and development and involves among other things, the integration of...
Exploring How to Become a Counsellor: My Personal Journey (Part 1).
As an experienced counsellor/psychotherapist/supervisor and educator at ICPPD, I'm frequently asked about my journey into this field. The...
Book Review - Gateways to Psychotherapy – A practical and structured approach to talk therapy
“Throughout these pages I advise students against sectarianism and suggest a therapeutic pluralism in which effective interventions are...
Understanding Holistic Counselling & Psychotherapy
An applicant interviewed today for a place on ICPPD’s BA in holistic counselling and psychotherapy said “I researched...
What is Counselling and Psychotherapy?
Counselling and psychotherapy are often mentioned together and sometimes used interchangeably, but these terms describe distinct yet related...
Forgiveness - A spiritual practice or a psychological tool for well-being - or both!
I attended an online workshop last night on forgiveness. The evening and attendees of over 90 people were...
A Reflection: What kind of counsellor/psychotherapist do I want to be?
This Learner Reflection by Anne Healy brought us together at the beginning of class last Sunday in year...
‘Gender Informed: An investigation of how transgender knowledge supports therapeutic relationships’
Research conducted by ICPPD Learner Jan O Sullivan as part of her thesis on L8 BA (Hons) in...
It is ok not to be OK and You are OK too!
We are amazing human beings. We were seldom told that we were bringing our unique potential and qualities...