Yes! There are no other Masters or Doctoral programs in existence that provide a thoroughly Catholic approach to accompanying people. Our program is grounded on the Philosophical Anthropology of St. John Paul 2. We use his thinking to give direction to anything we explore within psychology. Can you imagine leading marriage prep without teaching about the Theology of the Body? Neither should psychology be taught without JP's philosophy as the core model and foundation. He went far beyond sexuality in his philosophy of the human person, and we use everything he taught to ground this program of accompaniment.

We don't teach any psychology that isn't immediately integrated with Catholic philosophy and spirituality, and we don't teach any spirituality or philosophy that isn't immediately integrated with relevant psychology. There are no other programs like that.

Once you pay the first quarter deposit, you have a seat reserved for our next available cohort. If you need to postpone your start date to a subsequent cohort, you may do so. Depending on where you are on the waitlist, we also offer earlier spots to those who have reserved when people postpone or we add capacity. The next available cohort is a general sense of when you can start but there is some variability depending on need and availability. If you are interested, now is the time to save your spot.

Yes! Ironically, the work of accompaniment from a Catholic perspective is so much at odds with a secular model of psychotherapy that we are able to create a modality of care that is entirely different. The bad news is that the secular institutions don't allow for a truly Catholic approach, but the good news is that it's still possible to "wear both hats." In our Full Certification Track, the Capstone project can teach you how to set up a separate legal entity if that's part of your plan. We've spent hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars with our legal team to make sure we operate within legal and ethical boundaries, and we'll share that knowledge with you.

Yes. We've designed our curriculum to teach you the basic necessities that you would learn in any other masters level program for mental health. We've removed the superfluous (or even contradictory) material you'd find in other programs that follow state mandates, and added in more Truth and Beauty from a Catholic tradition of faith and philosophy. This way you get the best of both worlds.

At the same time, we recognize the most important part of training to help others is the personal dynamic of supervision and practicum experience. We'll walk with you every step of the way to make sure you are trained, confident, and comfortable to help others.

You're in luck! We've set up our certification with two tracks - one of which is just for you. The Auditors Track allows you to study our curriculum, join our office hours and groups, and receive a letter of completion, without having to take on individual clients, go through supervision or mentorship, or develop a Capstone Project.

Great question! (Not enough students ask this.) If you want to use this certification as part of your professional vocation, you are definitely in the right place. The biggest hurdle to helping people in a truly Catholic way is the dependency on secular institutions for employment and insurance reimbursement. We've ended that problem and will teach you how as well.

In fact, one of the requirements of our Full Certification Track is a Capstone Project, in which you will build a business model for exactly how you are going to bring this training to the world, and earn an income in doing so. This is unheard of in any other mental health program. Even in a doctoral program, you'd be lucky to have a 2 hour evening presentation on how to set up a business. We make it a requirement for graduation and will walk with you to get you set up.We can't guarantee you'll make money with our certification, but we can guarantee you'll know how to.

Our certification can be completed in as little as one year and up to two years.

Our 12 courses are taken 3-at-a-time in 4 levels. Full-time students will complete each level in 3 months. If you begin in January, you can potentially begin Level 2 in April, Level 3 in July, and Level 4 in October to finish 12 courses in one year.

However, our Part-time option allows you to take twice as long to finish any of the four levels. Instead of completing each level of 3 courses in 3 months, you can take 6 months to complete the 3 courses of each level. If you remain part-time for all 4 levels, the program will take 2 years to complete.

(Note: the courses are released 3 at a time, concurrently. They are meant to be taken together, whether it takes you 3 or 6 months to complete them).

In order to progress to the next level, all 3 courses of the current level need to be completed. If the final requirements have not been successfully passed by the end of the quarter, the level can simply be continued into the following quarter. In this way it is self-paced while also following a structured schedule.

Full certification students can join the next entrance cohort with an open spot. We begin new cohorts every three months, the first day of January, April, July, and October.

Each cohort is limited to 10 students, and spots fill up quickly. We are currently booked ahead 3 quarters.

The waitlist is arranged first-come, first-serve, based on when your payment is received. You'll be notified about your position on the waitlist and your projected start date at the time of payment.

There are no limitations for students who wish to audit the courses. The Audit Track does not include supervision, practicum, or capstone, it is simply our 36 credits of course lecture material. Auditors do not receive CPMAP Certification, though we do issue a Letter of Completion once all four quarters are completed.

This is an important question. We are intentionally staying out of any institutional approval process that has been compromised by secular principles. It is our belief (which is becoming increasingly clear to most people) that the idea of some sort of consistent and objective ethical jurisdiction for mental health is an illusion. It's time for a revolution in mental health, and a new standard for Catholic Mental Health. We are on the leading edge of creating that standard, and so we are part of the revolution that will bring these desperately needed changes.

We are in the process of working with other Catholic institutions of higher learning, professional organizations, and our own initiatives to develop standardized ethical principles and oversight. This is only the beginning.

No- please see the above answer.

Grounded and directed by a Catholic worldview, we've created a training program that actually prepares you to help people in the best way possible. Our training is not only academic/intellectual, since we are not just brains. Students must be formed in head AND heart, through academic learning AND experience.

Our 60 credit certification includes 36 credits of academic curriculum, and the remaining 24 credits are fulfilled by personal accompaniment and experience that you receive before you are able to offer it to anyone else.

Practically this means that we have four components to our program. 1) Curriculum, 2) Personal Mentorship and Supervision, 3) Practicum in which you work with clients under supervision, and 4) Capstone, where you discern and develop a business or ministry plan for how you will use this training in your own vocation.

After 10 years of working in the "mission field," I've learned what students actually need to do the same. You don't need a doctorate in psychology to help people, but it is helpful to have someone who has gotten a doctorate - who knows what you need and what you don't.

Yes, we do have a lower-priced auditor track. This track does not include personal mentorship-supervision, a practicum, the capstone coaching, nor full certification in our program. It is simply our 36 credits of course lecture material. Fees are increasing as we get closer to launch, so please ask about the current cost. In general, the Auditor Track is around half the Full-Certification fee.

Yes, within the first level of the program. Depending on timing, an auditing student may need to spend extra time with a Mentor-Supervisor to develop a working relationship before moving on to Level 2 and the added responsibility of seeing a client in the Practicum. The upgrade fee will be reflective of the current full-certification cost at the time of upgrade minus whatever was paid for the auditor track.