Pre-Accredited Body Psychotherapist

Pre-Accredited Body Psychotherapists are qualified therapists who have been trained to standards maintained by:

  • The European Association for Psychotherapy (EAP)

  • The European Association for Body Psychotherapy (EABP)

and have the following benefits and obligations:

Benefits

  • Pre-accredited membership of IABP also includes membership of the EABP as a candidate Body Psychotherapist.

  • Pre-accredited members receive information and discounts for events and activities offered by IABP and EABP.

  • Pre-accredited members can attend and represent themselves and their interests at General Meetings and regional activities of IABP and EABP, although they do not have a vote.

  • Pre-accredited members can work on IABP and EABP committees, although they do not have a vote.

  • Pre-accredited members can describe their status in advertising and referral material, including in online lists and pages, as:

    • ‘IABP Pre-accredited Body Psychotherapist’

      and/or

    • ‘EABP Candidate Psychotherapist (or Pre-accredited)’.

Obligations

  • Pre-accredited members commit to working to the IABP Ethical Guidelines.

  • Pre-accredited members commit to ongoing Continuing Professional Development (CPD) (link) according to IABP and EABP requirements.

  • Pre-accredited members commit to obtaining relevant professional insurance covering their work with clients.

How to apply

Download your application form and submit it:

  • by email (in the form of pdf(s) to: membership@iabp.ie

  • by post, to:

The Membership Secretary,

IABP, 15 Court Lane, Galway, H91 YAE1

The Accreditation Committee meets 4 to 5 times each year, and aims to respond to applications within 14 days of meetings.

You will be sent an invoice for the annual membership fee when your application is approved, and on receipt of your payment your membership will be provisionally confirmed, subject to Garda Vetting clearance. On receipt of clearance a membership certificate will be sent to you.

If you have any queries, please email the Membership Secretary at membership@iabp.ie.