Relationship models
Differentiation, attachment, systemic approaches, vulnerability cycles, and integrative process models.
IACP-Approved International Training
Professional Certificate in Relationship Therapy
A 5-day live online training for therapists in Pakistan who want to deepen their confidence, structure, and clinical skill in working with couples and relationships.
Hosted by Karen Murphy MIACP, founder of the Institute of Couples Therapy, Ireland.
At a glance
- Training
- Professional Certificate in Relationship Therapy
- Trainer
- Karen Murphy MIACP
- Delivery
- Live online via Zoom
- Location
- Online
- Duration
- 5 days
- Language
- English
- Fee
- PKR 140,000
- Discount
- 20% off for the first five approved registrations
- Seats
- Maximum 17 participants
- Dates
- Tentatively August 2026
- Includes
- Free 6-month access to the ICT Community
- Payment
- Payment link shared after application review
Who it's for
Designed for therapists ready to work more confidently with relationships
This training is designed for therapists, counsellors, psychotherapists, clinical psychologists, social workers, and mental health practitioners who want to begin or deepen their work with couples and intimate relationships.
- Practitioners wanting to start working with couples
- Therapists already working with couples who want deeper clinical structure
- Professionals supporting clients through conflict, disconnection, affairs, intimacy concerns, trust rupture, and life transitions
- Therapists seeking practical, experiential, and clinically grounded training
Why it matters
Why this training matters
Relationship therapy requires a different clinical stance from individual therapy. Practitioners must learn to hold two experiences in the room, track relational cycles, assess safety and ethics, work with vulnerability, and structure sessions in a way that supports both containment and change.
A rare opportunity for Pakistani therapists to train directly with an international relationship & couples therapy trainer through a live, discussion-based, experiential programme.
Meet your international trainer
Karen Murphy MIACP
Founder
Institute of Couples Therapy, Ireland
Karen Murphy is an experienced couples therapist, accredited supervisor, and founder of the Institute of Couples Therapy. ICT was established to provide high-quality professional training for therapists who want to specialise in relationship work. Its programmes integrate multiple therapeutic approaches and support therapists at different stages of their careers.
- Founder of Institute of Couples Therapy, Ireland
- Experienced couples therapist
- Accredited supervisor
- IACP-approved training
- Professional focus on relationship & couples therapy and therapist development
In partnership with
Institute of Couples Therapy
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Curriculum
What the 5 days cover
Couple assessment
Structured pre-therapy assessment, tools, questionnaires, genograms, paper exercises, and ethical decision-making.
Relational change
Working with negative cycles, communication blocks, emotional vulnerability, reframing, enactments, and dialogue work.
Family of origin & systems
Integrating family histories, intergenerational patterns, and wider systems into relationship work.
Complex presentations
High conflict, trauma impact, affairs, betrayal, ethical dilemmas, and clinical complexity.
Therapist presence
Reflective practice, use of self, bias, countertransference, resilience, supervision, and peer support.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the programme, participants will be able to:
- 01Conceptualise relationships using key theoretical models, including differentiation, systemic, vulnerability cycle, and gestalt approaches.
- 02Assess couples effectively using structured pre-therapy assessment, assessment tools, and ethical frameworks.
- 03Facilitate relational change through evidence-based interventions focused on communication patterns, vulnerability cycles, and process-based work.
- 04Integrate family-of-origin and systemic factors into the therapeutic process.
- 05Manage challenging presentations including high conflict, trauma impact, and ethical complexities.
- 06Structure therapeutic work across initial, ongoing, and individual sessions while balancing containment and change.
- 07Apply creative and flexible approaches such as role play, enactments, experiential techniques, drawing, sculpting, and imagery.
- 08Engage in reflective practice by integrating personal awareness, use of self, and supervision into professional development.
5-day timetable
Structured across five focused days
- Overview of the Models of Couples Therapy
- Individual vs Couples Therapy
- Developmental Model of Relationships
- Differentiation
- The Vulnerability Cycle
- Integrative Process Model
- Four Cornerstones
Language
English language requirement
This training is delivered live in English and is discussion-based, with space for questions, group reflection, and experiential learning. Participants should be fluent enough in English to follow the teaching, engage in discussion, and participate comfortably in live exercises.
Process
How applications work
1
Submit application
Complete the application form and upload your core qualification documents.
2
Application review
Rahmah reviews your professional background and suitability for the training.
3
Payment link shared
Approved applicants receive payment instructions and a secure payment link.
4
Seat confirmation
Your seat is confirmed after payment is completed.
Application
Apply for the Professional Certificate
Please complete the application form below. Payment details will be shared only after application review.
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Intended fields
- Full name
- Email address
- WhatsApp / mobile number
- City and country
- Professional title
- Years of clinical experience
- Core qualification name
- Previous training in couples work
- Are you currently seeing clients?
- Are you currently seeing couples?
- Professional membership or registration body
- What do you hope to gain from this certificate?
- Name of clinical supervisor
- Upload core qualification certificate
- Upload supporting document 1
- Upload supporting document 2
- Upload supporting document 3
- Consent — data use and application review
- Confirmation — English proficiency
- Confirmation — seat only confirmed after approval and payment
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