About Turning Point™
About Turning Point™
Turning Point™ was co-founded by Kay Conroy and Mary Paula Walsh in 1986. The organisation was established to fill a perceived gap in psychological supports and services for those experiencing cancer, other life-threatening illnesses, and/or bereavement. In response to demand, Turning Point™ expanded to offer general psychotherapy services and group workshops, many of which were facilitated by internationally renowned experts in their field. As the organisation grew and flourished, and its reputation as a pioneer in its field spread, the founders turned their considerable energies and entrepreneurial vision to the development of new services and programmes.
Turning Point™ Institute
Turning Point™ Institute was established in 2001, with the aim of developing psychotherapeutic training courses that set a benchmark of excellence in educational training, clinical practice, research and supervision, commensurate with similar international acclaimed institutions of psychotherapy. It was one of the first organisations in Ireland to offer humanistic and integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy services, which it continues to provide today.
Turning Point™ Institute is a welcoming, inclusive and diverse institute of psychotherapeutic training. We encourage students from a range of backgrounds, allowing for a creative, vibrant learning environment.
MSc in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy
TPI’s current flagship programme is the MSc in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy, which is validated and awarded by University College Cork (UCC). The MSc programme is recognised by all of the main psychotherapy accrediting bodies in Ireland; the Irish Association of Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy (IAHIP), the Irish Council for Psychotherapy (ICP) and the Irish Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP). The MSc in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy is recognised by the European Association of Psychotherapy (EAP) and European Association for Integrative Psychotherapy (EAIP), as having reached its required standards.
European Association of Psychotherapy Training Institute
Turning Point™ Institute is an accredited member of the European Association of Psychotherapy Training Institutes (EAPTI). Graduates of the MSc in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy are eligible to apply for the European Certificate of Psychotherapy which entitles them to clinically practice in most European countries.