FREE Professional Counseling Training for NGOs!
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Are you an NGO staff, volunteer, social worker, teacher, youth leader, or community worker? Enhance your helping skills with this FREE Professional Counseling Training organized by the Chartered Institute of Counseling in Nigeria (CICN).
Why You Attend
- Learn practical counseling skills.
- Improve communication and emotional support techniques.
- Gain valuable mental health insights.
- Network with professionals and practitioners in the helping field.
Date
Saturday, 11th July 2026
Time
9:30 AM
Venue
2A Lalupon Close, Ikoyi, Lagos
For Inquiries Call
08167782076
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FREE INSTANT CPD COURSE
Topic: The Business of Counselling
Build ethical, sustainable counselling practice while expanding your professional capacity.
Date
Friday, 22nd May 2026
Time
10:00 AM (WAT)
Mode
Virtual (Zoom link will be shared with registered participants)
CPD Certificate & Course Materials
$75 (₦113,000)
For Inquiries Call
Send your full name, email address, and “BOC CPD” to +234 703 759 5408 on WhatsApp.
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Welcome to COUNSELORS’ HALF HOUR
CICN’s monthly knowledge-sharing session designed to enlighten, empower, and elevate both professionals and the general public.
Every last Sunday, two counselors share real-life insights on the mental, emotional, relational, and psychological issues people face daily.
Whether you’re a counselor, therapist, student, helping professional, or simply someone seeking clarity and growth, this session is for you. It is practical, insightful, relevant, and professionally guided. Participation is free but registration is required.
Date:
Sunday 31th May., 2026
Time:
06:00PM
Mode
Virtual (Zoom link will be shared with registered participants)
For Inquiries Call
+234 816 778 2076
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You don’t have to carry it all alone!
The world is heavy right now, life is overwhelming, the pressure is real and the pain is silent.
That’s why The Chartered Institute of Counseling in Nigeria (CICN) is opening its doors once again for 30 Days of FREE Professional Mental Health Counseling.
UNBUTTON 20.0 is here, the 20th Edition of opening our doors to those who genuinely need therapy but can’t afford it. It’s a safe space to unburden, talk, heal, and breathe again.
No judgment, no shame, just trained professionals who truly listen. If your heart is heavy, this is for you and if life feels too loud, this is your outlet. 30 Days, 100% Free, Professional Care.
Come. Unburden. Heal.
Date:
1st to 30th of June 2026
Time:
06:00PM
Mode
Virtual (Zoom link will be shared with registered participants)
For Inquiries Call
+234 816 778 2076
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Counseling For Impact 2026!
A FREE Annual Professional Training for School Counselors & Administrators
This year, we are raising the standard. This is not theory, this is practical, culturally intelligent, trauma-informed school counseling training designed for:
✔ School Counselors
✔ Vice Principals & Principals
✔ Administrators
✔ School Owners
✔ Pastoral & Welfare Officers
Why This Matters
A safe school is not just fenced.
It is emotionally secure.
It is psychologically responsive.
It is professionally structured.
Through the CICN Safe School Initiative, we are committed to building institutions where students don’t just pass exams, they thrive mentally and emotionally.
Every school has students who are silently struggling: Anxiety, bullying, trauma, sexual confusion, academic pressure or identity crisis…
The question is not whether students are struggling. The question is, are we equipped to respond effectively?
The Chartered Institute of Counseling in Nigeria (CICN) proudly presents our Yearly FREE Professional Counseling Training under the CICN Safe School Initiative.
THEME: Counseling for Impact
What You Will Gain:
Early identification of mental health red flags
Crisis response strategies within Nigerian school systems
Trauma-informed student engagement
Ethical handling of sexual and behavioral disclosures
Practical intervention models that actually work
Tools to move from “reactive discipline” to “preventive counseling”
💜 Cost: FREE
(Registration Required – Limited Slots)
This is our contribution to strengthening Nigeria’s educational system and empowering school leadership with the right counseling framework.
Date:
Saturday 14th of March, 2026
Time:
10:AM
Mode
HYBRID (Zoom link will be shared with those joining online)
For Inquiries Call
+234 816 778 2076
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Annual Professional Counselors & Therapists Conference
2026 Conference Theme: Reshaping Africa Future Through Professional Counseling
The Annual Professional Counselors & Therapists Conference is a professional event packed with amazing networking opportunities, cutting-edge insights, and career-boosting sessions. The conference is a yearly rejuvenating initiative, dedicated to helping counselors, therapists, psychotherapists, and everyone in the helping profession grow in professional development, personal wholeness, healthy relationships, counseling effectiveness, and professional networking among like-minded.
We shall be having trailblazers in the field of mental health and helping professionals from all over the world to lead our panels and speaking sessions. They shall be talking taking us through a professional ride on all the latest innovations, theories, interventions, and developments in the field of counseling and psychotherapy.
The Conference offers a rare and valuable venue for practitioners to Network, and seek healthy refuge from the fast-paced lifestyles prevalent in contemporary society. At these relaxing and empowering retreats, counselors can nourish and revitalize bodies, minds, and psyches away from work, to attain or regain high levels of personal and professional wellness. It also offers opportunities for continuous professional development with enriching and educative conferences.
Date:
29th of May, 2027
Time:
10:00AM
Mode
PHYSICAL
Registration & Attendance:
CICN Students: $40 /N50K Professional (Members): $55 / N75K Professionals (Non-Members): $75 / N100K
For Inquiries Call
+234 816 778 2076
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MindPower 2026: Building High-Performance Teams through Mental Health Innovations.
The Chartered Institute of Counseling in Nigeria is a foremost professional counseling training and intervention institute positioned to redefine workplace well-being and strengthen organisational productivity across
Africa and beyond.
Do you know that, according to statistics, Organisations that prioritise mental wellness see a three times increase in
employee engagement and significantly lower turnover?
Course Title:
As we step into a new year filled with fresh opportunities and demanding expectations, one truth remains constant, an organisation can only rise as high as the mental well-being of its people. In today’s workplace, the most powerful competitive advantage is not just strategy, it is a healthy,
emotionally balanced, and mentally resilient workforce.
To help your team kick-start the year with clarity, strength, and purpose, we are inviting you to join other progressive corporate organisations in our annual corporate mental well-being and productivity program designed to reset, refocus, and mentally empower your workforce for the year ahead.
MindPower, is more than a training, it is a psychological foundation holistically packaged to help organisations set the tune for clarity, stability, and productivity
for the year.
For more than a decade, we have walked alongside individuals, teams, and leaders across Africa, helping them navigate stress, burnout, workplace pressure, emotional fatigue, and the silent mental battles that often go
unnoticed. We have seen firsthand that when employees feel safe, supported, and psychologically equipped, productivity increases, innovation expands, relationships strengthen, and organisational culture transforms.
This is not just another workshop, it is an investment in your people, your mission, and the success you envision for the year ahead. We would be honoured to partner with you once again to nurture a workforce that is not only
capable, but whole, confident, and mentally strong.
Date
Saturday 17th January, 2026
Time
9:30am - 4:30pm (WAT)
Mode
Virtual: Online
Physical: LagosFor Inquiries Call
+234 813 861 2394 or
bda@thecicn.org
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Teen Leadership & Mental Health Awareness Program – Summer Edition 2026
“Lead with Courage. Live with Clarity.”
This summer, the Chartered Institute of Counseling in Nigeria’s Teen Academy invites teenagers and young adults to an unforgettable experience of growth, discovery, and empowerment.
Date
Friday, 4th September 2026
Time
08:00 AM (WAT)
Mode
Outdoor Awareness
For Inquiries Call
+234817 944 0956