Independent examination & standards board
Prove your practice
Prove your practice
to a higher standard.
IPSB independently assesses and certifies psychotherapeutic practice on a single calibrated scale — a credential acknowledged by clients and peers in more than 150 countries.
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30 questions · ≈30 minutes · free to sit · result in under an hour
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Level 4 / 5
International Psychotherapy Standards Board
This is to certify that
Dr Alex Morgan
has been assessed and certified in
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Certified level
Issued06 · 2026
A. WhitfieldRegistrar
Register no.IPSB-CBT-7F3K-9Q2M
1,763,486
Practitioners certified
150+
Countries recognising IPSB
12
Specialised tracks
2016
Established in Oxford
Why it matters
A credential that does real work for your practice.
Trust
Reassure clients before the first session
An independently issued credential — validatable online against the register — tells prospective clients they are in capable hands.
Standing
Stand apart on a recognised scale
A certified level signals applied competence and seriousness, distinguishing you in a crowded and largely self-described market.
Portfolio
One mark, across every profile
Display your certified level on directories, your practice site and proposals — a consistent, verifiable mark of quality.
Certifications
Twelve certification tracks. Begin with General Psychotherapy.
Each track is assessed against consistent applied standards and certified on the same calibrated scale, from level 1 to level 5.
GPSY · 01
General Psychotherapy
Now enrolling · 12 places
A broad assessment of therapeutic foundations, applied practice, ethics, formulation and advanced clinical judgement.
Levels 1–5
CBT · 02
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Now enrolling · 12 places
The flagship certification — applied CBT across assessment, formulation, intervention and ethics.
Levels 1–5
PDT · 03
Psychodynamic Therapy
Assessment opens · 5 Oct 2026
Applied psychodynamic formulation, transference and the therapeutic frame.
Levels 1–5
ACT · 04
Acceptance & Commitment
Assessment opens · 16 Nov 2026
ACT processes — defusion, values and committed action in practice.
Levels 1–5
SCH · 05
Schema Therapy
Assessment opens · 11 Jan 2027
Advanced schema modes and limited reparenting — for experienced clinicians.
Levels 4–5
EMD · 06
EMDR-Informed Practice
Assessment opens · 15 Feb 2027
Trauma-focused, phase-based EMDR-informed work and stabilisation.
Levels 3–5
FSP · 07
Family & Systemic Practice
Assessment opens · 22 Mar 2027
Systemic hypothesising, circular questioning and work with couples and families.
Levels 1–5
PCT · 08
Person-Centred Therapy
Assessment opens · 3 May 2027
The core conditions, congruence and a non-directive, client-led stance.
Levels 1–5
DBT · 09
Dialectical Behaviour (Informed)
Assessment opens · 7 Jun 2027
Skills across distress tolerance, emotion regulation and dialectics.
Levels 3–5
INT · 10
Integrative Practice
Assessment opens · 12 Jul 2027
Principled integration of modalities around the individual client.
Levels 1–5
CPL · 11
Couples Therapy
Assessment opens · 11 Oct 2027
Working with the relationship as the client — conflict, repair and attachment.
Levels 3–5
CAP · 12
Child & Adolescent Practice
Assessment opens · 15 Nov 2027
Developmentally attuned assessment and intervention with young people.
Levels 4–5
How levels work
One calibrated scale, foundational to distinguished.
Your five adaptive opening questions set the difficulty of the main examination; your result places you on the scale.
Foundational
Core principles
Developing
Applied basics
Proficient
Independent practice
Advanced
Complex cases
Distinguished
Mastery & mentoring
In practitioners' words
Recognised where it counts.
Adding the IPSB credential to my profile changed how prospective clients respond. It signals I take my practice seriously.
AM
Dr Alex Morgan
CBT therapist · London
The assessment was rigorous and genuinely applied. Reaching level 4 gave me real confidence in how I work.
PK
Priya Kaur
Integrative therapist · Manchester
About the board
An independent board, working since 2016.
IPSB is an independent examination and standards body based in Oxford, United Kingdom. We assess and certify psychotherapeutic practitioners against consistent, applied standards — and maintain the public register against which any certificate can be verified.
Our work is to help the most capable therapists be recognised, and to help the people who need them find care they can trust.
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Begin CBT certification
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30 questions · 30 minutes · certified level issued on completion