The IIPA Mission
The IIPA was created in 1991 by an international community of relational psychotherapists guided by the theory and methods of Integrative Psychotherapy as developed by Dr. Richard G. Erskine. The IIPA seeks to enhance the competency of partitioners of a developmentally based and relationally focused integrative psychotherapy as well as to challenge the experienced practitioner in the pursuit of professional excellence and personal development.
IIPA 13th Professional Education Conference
The next IIPA Conference will be held in Istanbul on May 7, 8 and 9, 2027.
Visit our website in the coming months to keep up to date with information - see you in Turkey!
The interview in English starts at minute 2'10'. Enjoy it!
Member of the month
Richard Erskine, from Canada: the Emergence of the IIPA
In October, 1991 a group of 18 psychotherapists came to a five day workshop at the Old Chestnut Inn in Kent, Connecticut. We talked about the need for an association that focused on promoting both a relational and developmental perspective in psychotherapy. Then, a week later, at a Transactional Analysis conference in Stanford, Connecticut, we formalized the founding of IIPA. We became dedicated to promoting the ethical practice of Integrative Psychotherapy. Over the next few years not much happened with growth of the IIPA other than that some of the trainers and supervisors provided workshops and seminars.