Institute of Psychotherapy for Mental Health Crisis

1. Providing specialist psychotherapy training for individuals facing mental health crises. Our core mission is to promote recovery and cultivate enduring hope, empowering people to reconnect with a life worth living.

2. Offering comprehensive psychotherapeutic education that extends far beyond immediate crisis management. We foster deep healing and sustained recovery both during and after acute distress.

3. Empowering mental health professionals through advanced training in psychotherapeutic interventions tailored for crisis. A process that elevates the standard of health care across the field, while taking into consideration their own emotional wellbeing and resources. 

4. Focusing on rigorous research to develop and apply evidence-based practices. We are committed to continually advancing our understanding and methods in crisis psychotherapy, ensuring that people are supported by meaningful and effective approaches. 

Since its inception, the Institute of Psychotherapy for Mental Health Crisis (IPMHC) has been actively shaping the future of crisis psychotherapy through meaningful collaboration, training, and research.

• We have engaged with individuals, families, communities, professionals and organisations to better understand the unmet needs during mental health crises and the systemic gaps in care.

• In 2023, we brought together and have an ongoing dialogue with scholars, community leaders, and service providers to explore how timely, seamless, and evidence-based interventions can transform mental health care in the 21st century.

• We have laid the foundations for a growing network of practitioners and organisations committed to developing creative responses to the challenges of crisis care — infusing into the broader society the teachings and fragrance of compassionate practice, shared wisdom, and transformative dialogue. 

• We have established a robust educational and training programme designed to equip mental health professionals with the skills and knowledge needed to work effectively with people in crisis — supporting recovery, fostering hope, and promoting meaningful connection.

• Our work continues to be informed by rigorous research, reflective practice, and a commitment to person-centred and seamless approaches that honour emotional wellbeing and empower individuals and communities.