The Council is responsible for:
- Promoting and maintaining the highest possible standards of training, practice and professional conduct of accredited psychotherapists.
- Maintaining a register of psychotherapists.
- Promoting the development of psychotherapy as an independent profession.
- Representing the majority of psychotherapists in Ireland to the public, the media and the government.
- Awarding and conferring the European Certificate of Psychotherapy (ECP) in Ireland on behalf of the European Association for Psychotherapy.
- Promoting continuing education, professional development and research in psychotherapy.
- Support through training, advice and consultancy.
- Communications and media relations on behalf of the profession.
- Publishing relevant publications for, and on behalf, of our members.
- Providing informed advice to members, the public and the government.