M.A.-C.P. in Integral Counseling Psychology
The M.A.-C.P. in Integral Counseling Psychology is a three-year on-campus counseling psychology program at CIIS. It combines clinical training with holistic, spiritually oriented, and multicultural perspectives.
Course Overview
The M.A.-C.P. in Integral Counseling Psychology is a three-year, on-campus counseling psychology degree at CIIS. The program emphasizes a holistic orientation to therapy, integrating mind, body, and spirit within modern theoretical approaches. Students study psychotherapy with individuals, groups, couples, and families through a spiritually oriented, multicultural, and liberatory framework. The curriculum includes strong clinical training, diversity awareness, and personal growth through experiential and reflective learning. The on-campus format offers weekday and weekend schedules for students in the Bay Area or those seeking in-person learning. A year-long practicum is part of the program, and graduates are eligible to pursue LMFT and LPCC licensure.
Who is this for?
Students preparing for counseling careers and licensure as LMFTs or LPCCs, especially those interested in holistic, multicultural, and spiritually oriented approaches to psychotherapy.
Prerequisites
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About the Provider
The California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) launched the world's first university-affiliated Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies and Research Certificate Program in 2015, establishing the gold standard for post-graduate psychedelic clinician training, with cohorts now also offered a B.S. in Psychedelic Studies and a KAP clinic. Based in San Francisco, CIIS is a non-profit graduate university pioneering integral approaches to consciousness, therapy, and psychedelic medicine.
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