Dec13
A Faculty-Led Info Session with AJ Phipps
Integral Counseling Psychology
Mind-body-spirit education and practice
For nearly 50 years, CIIS’ Integral Counseling Psychology program has trained students in a vision of psychotherapy that combines major spiritual traditions of the East and West and contemporary therapeutic practices. The holistic orientation of this unique counseling program invites students to articulate their personal vision of psychology within modern theoretical approaches.
Integral Counseling Psychology Curriculum Areas
Our curriculum incorporates scholarship from family and community systems theories, attachment theory, contemporary trauma theory, and transpersonal concepts. Deepen your academic and personal inquiry in these areas of study.
Human Development and the Family
Gestalt, Psychodynamic, and Behavioral Therapies
Integral Philosophy, Meditation, and Yoga
Through our innovative coursework and education from progressive faculty, the Integral Counseling Psychology program provides a holistic, in depth curriculum that is both personally enriching and adheres to the strict guidelines of the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
The program defines integral as "essential to wholeness" which means we emphasize multicultural competencies and personal growth as necessary parts of clinical experience. Our graduates are trained to become thriving licensed clinicians who go on to work in private practice, schools, and non-profit organizations.
Our Counseling Psychology M.A. Programs
Which one of our five unique specializations is right for you?
Integral Counseling Psychology
Incorporate the mind, body, and spirit into therapeutic practice
Expressive Arts Therapy
Integrate creative expression with clinical and community practice
Faculty Research and Scholarship
Our faculty have a variety of research interests, including ecopsychology, mystical practices, work with incarcerated people, and LGBTQIA+ and activist communities, psychedelic assisted therapy, and Transpersonal, Jungian, and Gestalt psychologies.
Music, Myth and Motherland: Culturally Centered Music & Imagery
In this study, chair, Sangeeta Swamy, explores the impact of Culturally Centered Music & Imagery (CCMI), a music-centered, psychotherapeutic technique that emphasizes socio-cultural context, identity and meaning. In this publication she examines how participants’ native music, in the context of CCMI, evoked identity-based imagery and assess ethnic identity in a globalized context
Integral Psychedelic Therapy: The Non-ordinary Art of Psycho-spiritual Healing
Professor Jason Butler co-edited a volume of essays, several of which he also co-wrote, on creating the safety and equity necessary for effective psychedelic-assisted therapy. Integral Psychedelic Therapy: The Non-ordinary Art of Psycho-spiritual Healing is an evidence-based collection that explores how psychedelic medicine can be incorporated into contemporary psychotherapy.
On the Zen of Therapy
Listen to ICP professor emeritus and psychologist Alzak Amlani in a conversation with Dr. Mark Epstein about how the divisions between the psychological, emotional, and the spiritual, especially in the therapy room, are not as distinct as one might thinks.
Our Upcoming Events
Feb22
Attend the Spring Open House on February 22, 2025 to get to know your admissions counselors and learn more about CIIS' bachelor's, master's, and Ph.D. programs.
Our Program in Action
Faculty News
Barbara Morrill, CIIS Professor Emerita, explores the life of Jewish writer Etty Hillesum, who decried the brutality of the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam during World War II.
Campus News
CIIS plans to expand its community health services with the launch of a new psychedelics clinic that will provide patients with ketamine-assisted treatments, the first of its kind to be associated with a university in the United States.
Faculty Interview
CIIS Professor Jason Butler discusses his new book on the potential, pitfalls, and guidelines for psychedelic medicine and care in treating mental illness.