The Integral Counseling Psychology program strives to educate students in the dynamics of transference and psychoanalytic theory, and to provide training in the more experiential therapies, such as Gestalt and existential psychotherapy.

The program meets these goals by:

• Providing beginning students with a variety of learning experiences designed to develop the clinical skills necessary to be a psychotherapist.
• Advancing a view that places psychological growth and healing into a larger context of spiritual unfolding. Classes explore the integration of spiritual and psychological approaches to development, personality, and society.
• Offering students the opportunity to participate in the work of the Integral Counseling Centers, the CIIS-run community mental health services. At the centers, students at various levels of experience are given an opportunity to apply their counseling skills.

The Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology with a concentration in Integral Counseling Psychology requires 60 semester units of work, divided between required courses and electives. For more information about the Integral Counseling Psychology curriculum, please see the online catalog or call the Admissions Office at 415.575.6152.

Required Master's in Counseling Psychology Courses (49 units)
• Professional Ethics and Family Law
• Human Development and the Family
• Psychodynamics
• The Clinical Relationship
• Psychopathology
• Group Dynamics
• Family Dynamics and Therapy/Lab
• Therapeutic Communication/Lab
• Alcohol and Chemical Dependency Counseling
• Cross-Cultural Counseling
• Psychological Assessment
• Research Methods
• Child Therapy
• Marriage and Couple's Counseling/Lab
• Supervised Clinical Practicum
• Gestalt Therapy
• Integrative Seminar

Directed Integral Counseling Electives (6 units)
(a) Choose 3 units from the following Integral Studies courses:

• Transpersonal and Integral Psychotherapy
• Integral Psychology

(b) Choose 3 units from the approved list of Asian or East-West Studies courses

Open Electives (5 units)

The following additional non-unit workshop requirements must be taken prior to graduation through CIIS Public Programs or other educational institution:
• Spousal Abuse Assessment and Reporting (15 contact hours)
• Aging and Longterm Care (10 contact hours)

In order to qualify for MFT licensure in the State of California, applicants are required to fulfill the following 3 requirements, which are not included in the program’s required curriculum for graduation. These requirements are not required by the BBS to be fulfilled prior to graduation, but must be fulfilled prior to application for licensure:
Human Sexuality (10 hours)
Psychopharmacology (30 hours)
Child Abuse Assessment & Reporting (7 hours)
 
Classes and workshops are offered through CIIS Public Programs and other educational institutions to meet these requirements.