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Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy
(SIP) Training

An ACPE-Accredited Program for Mental Health Professionals

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A Training Community for Therapists
Who Want to Go Deeper

The ACPE Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy (SIP) Training Program is a multidisciplinary, inter-spiritual, and multi-racial learning community designed for mental health professionals and graduate students who want to integrate spirituality and meaning-making into their therapeutic work.

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Through a blend of continuing education, professional formation, and mentorship, the SIP Program helps clinicians engage their clients’ spiritual stories with greater skill, sensitivity, and ethical grounding.

Upcoming SIP Trainings

Location | Belle Meade UMC

121 Davidson Road | Nashville, TN, 37205

Level 1

April 9-11, 2026

The 15-hour Training includes the following 3-hour courses:

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1.1 Foundations and Ethics of Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy

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1.2 Developing Spiritual Conversations in Psychotherapy

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1.3 Spiritual Assessment

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1.4 Spiritual Interventions: Working with Spiritual Resources, Part 1

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1.5 Spiritual Interventions: Working with Spiritual Struggles

Level 2

May 7-9, 2026

The 15-hour Training includes the following 3-hour courses:

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2.1 Working with Spiritual Resources, Part 2

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2.2 Working with Harmful Spirituality and Religion

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2.3 Spirituality and Belief System of the Therapist

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2.4 Spiritually Integrated Case Conceptualization, Part 1

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2.5 Spiritually Integrated Case Conceptualization, Part 2 TBD

For more information: Christopher.O'Rear@acpe.edu

Therapist participating in Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy training in Nashville Tennessee

Open to Pre-Licensed & Licensed Clinicians and Students

This training is ideal for:​

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  • Licensed or provisionally licensed therapists

  • Pastoral counselors, social workers, psychologists, and psychiatrists

  • Chaplains and addiction specialists

  • Graduate students in mental health disciplines

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Whether you come from a religious tradition, consider yourself spiritual but not religious, or simply want to better serve clients from diverse spiritual backgrounds, this program offers a meaningful framework for integration.

For more information or to request the registration link, please complete the Contact Us form.

To explore more upcoming SIP trainings nationwide, click here.

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