Beyond Schools of Therapy. Toward Real Clinical Integration.
Psychotherapy does not develop in isolation. It evolves within an international professional, scientific, and ethical context. Our training is situated within a broader European framework that supports high standards, professional dialogue, and ongoing development in integrative and relational psychotherapy.
This framework connects practitioners, trainers, researchers, and organisations across countries, helping ensure that psychotherapy remains both scientifically informed and ethically grounded.
Engagement with European professional bodies and publications offers trainees and graduates:
· exposure to international standards and perspectives
· connection to wider professional communities
· access to research, dialogue, and ongoing learning
· recognition of psychotherapy as a distinct and evolving profession
The organisations and publications below represent important pillars of this European context.
A leading European umbrella organisation representing psychotherapy at a continental level. EAP promotes professional standards, ethical practice, and recognition of psychotherapy as an independent profession across Europe.
A professional association dedicated specifically to integrative psychotherapy, fostering dialogue between approaches and supporting the development of integrative clinical thinking and training standards.
An international organisation bringing together clinicians and researchers interested in psychotherapy integration, theory development, and cross-model dialogue.
A scholarly journal published by EAIP, dedicated to qualitative research in psychotherapy and the exploration of clinical processes, lived experience, and relational dimensions of therapy.
A peer-reviewed journal published by EAP, supporting the dissemination of research, theoretical developments, and clinical innovation in psychotherapy across Europe and beyond.
Being part of this European framework means participating in a living professional culture — one that values dialogue, diversity of approaches, research, and the continuous evolution of psychotherapy practice.