European Council for Integrative Professionals and Therapies

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CEPTI are the pan-European organisation dedicated to the representation, support, and protection of individuals and institutions engaged in integrative, complementary, traditional, alternative, and emerging therapies.

CEPTI exist to unify and elevate the voice of diverse therapeutic approaches, while promoting a respectful, inclusive, and professionally credible European space for holistic care.

 We envision a Europe where all healing traditions and innovative modalities are respected, recognised, and protected as vital components of health and well-being across physical, emotional, mental, spiritual, energetic, social, creative, vocational, and environmental dimensions. 

 CEPTI works to ensure that all practitioners and professionals, regardless of their discipline or cultural background, can practise with dignity, legal safety, and full recognition.
Through dialogue, education, advocacy, and policy engagement, we build bridges between people, disciplines, and institutions. 

At CEPTI, we are guided by the following core values, which reflect our deep commitment to the dignity of individuals, the legitimacy of diverse healing traditions, and the creation of a more inclusive European health culture:

🔹 Respect
We honour the wisdom, traditions, and individual paths of all practitioners and those they care for.

🔹 Listening
We practise active, empathetic listening as a foundation for meaningful dialogue and representation.

🔹 Inclusion
We embrace diversity of methods, cultures, and experiences, fostering equity and access in all our actions.

🔹 Protection
We defend the rights, integrity, and safety of integrative therapy professionals across Europe.

🔹 Responsibility
We promote ethical, informed, and professional practice in every recognised discipline.

🔹 Collaboration
We build bridges—between traditions, institutions, and communities—for the benefit of all.

🔹 Transparency
We act with clarity, accountability, and openness in our governance and communication.

🔹 Empowerment
We support the personal and professional growth of those we represent, enabling them to thrive and lead effectively.

 To achieve our mission and realise our vision, CEPTI is committed to pursuing the following strategic objectives:

Representation & Advocacy

➤ To actively represent integrative, complementary, traditional, alternative, and emerging therapies at European and national levels, ensuring that the voices of professionals & practitioners are heard in relevant health, legal, and policy frameworks.

Protection & Recognition

➤ To defend the rights of professionals in our field, advocate for their legal protection, and support the recognition of their disciplines within the European member states.

Standards & Ethical Practice

➤ To develop and promote ethical, professional, and educational standards for the practice and training of integrative therapies, in collaboration with institutions, networks, and international bodies.

Education & Lifelong Learning

➤ To support quality education and continuing professional development (CPD) for professionals & practitioners across all recognised disciplines, encouraging excellence, safety, and cultural competence.

Community & Inclusion

➤ To foster a supportive, inclusive, and diverse European network of professionals, associations, and training organisations dedicated to holistic health.

Knowledge Exchange & Visibility

➤ To create opportunities for dialogue, collaboration, research, and knowledge exchange between practitioners, academics, institutions, and the public, raising awareness and visibility of integrative practices across Europe.

CEPTI recognises and supports a broad constituency of individuals and organisations dedicated to integrative, complementary, traditional, alternative, and emerging therapies across Europe. We distinguish between practitioners and professionals based on depth of experience and theoretical grounding, while affirming the value of all who contribute to holistic health.

✔️ Individual Members:
1. Practitioners
🔹 Individuals who actively practise recognised therapeutic disciplines and demonstrate solid experiential competence in their field.
They work primarily through applied, intuitive, or traditional methods, having gained expertise through direct practice, mentorship, or lineage.
Examples include astrologists, numerologists, holistic healers, energy therapists, massage therapists, and traditional medicine practitioners.

2. Professionals
🔹 Highly experienced practitioners who also possess a high level of formal education, theoretical understanding, and interdisciplinary competence.
They contribute to the field through teaching, research, supervision, and/or advanced clinical integration.
Examples: integrative counsellors, clinical naturopaths, professional trainers, academic mentors, expert consultants.

🔹 3.  Students, apprentices, and early-career individuals currently enrolled in structured training programmes recognised & supported by CEPTI. 

✔️ Organisational Members:
🔹 1. Schools, academies, and trainers providing education, certification, or continuing professional development (CPD) in integrative fields.

🔹 2. Professional Associations and Networks
National, regional, or cross-disciplinary organisations representing consultant & therapeutic modalities or promoting professional dialogue and solidarity.

✔️ Certifying Bodies
🔹 Organisations that define and uphold ethical, professional, and academic standards for the disciplines recognised by CEPTI.

✔️ Beneficiaries and the General Public
🔹 Individuals and communities who benefit from integrative therapies and advocate for access, choice, and pluralism in healthcare.

✔️ Allied Stakeholders
🔹 Public institutions, research centres, NGOs, health advocates, and European bodies working in related areas such as education, social welfare, mental health, and cultural preservation.

We believe this is a defining moment for integrative health in Europe.

🔹 As systems of care evolve and societies seek more human, personalised, and holistic approaches to well-being, CEPTI was born from a clear need: to represent, support, and protect the practitioners, professionals, and traditions that have too often been marginalised, misunderstood, or excluded from official recognition.

🔹 CEPTI exists to unite the voices of those who heal through presence, energy, tradition, innovation, and respect for the whole human being.

🔹 We know and affirm that health is multidimensional, that no single system holds all the answers, and that diversity in healing practices is not a threat to safety, but a resource for humanity.

🔹 We listen to those who are not heard.
We represent those who have walked alone for far too long.
🔹 We protect those who carry wisdom across generations and borders.

This is not just an organisation.
This is a movement for dignity, equity, and pluralism in health.

We are CEPTI. And we care for all who care.