Ubuntu Psychotherapy Certification Tracks
Culturally rooted mental health training designed to support healing, restoration and therapeutic excellence within Afrikan communities.
Ubuntu Psychotherapy
Certification Tracks
A premium learning pathway for therapists, healers and mental health professionals serving Black communities through culturally responsive and spiritually grounded practice.
Five core pathways
Individual therapy, men and boys, women and girls, drumming and dance, and marriage and couples.
Certification Tracks for Therapists, Healers and Mental Health Professionals
A culturally rooted model for mental health healing
Ubuntu Psychotherapy training offers structured certification pathways for professionals seeking culturally responsive, Afrikan-centred approaches to mental health service delivery. Each track is designed to strengthen therapeutic skill, deepen cultural understanding, and expand the practitioner’s ability to support healing within Black communities.
Whether your focus is general individual therapy, Black men and boys, Black women and girls, expressive healing through drumming and dance, or Black marriage and couples work, these trainings provide a grounded framework for spiritual realignment, cultural restoration, and psycho-spiritual wellness.
Explore the certification tracks
Choose the pathway that best aligns with your work, calling, and community impact
Track 01
Individual Therapy General
Practitioners seeking a foundational Ubuntu psychotherapy framework for general therapeutic practice.
(6 courses) 15 CEs
Track 02
Black Men and Boys
Practitioners who want to specialise in healing, empowerment, and culturally responsive therapeutic work with Black men and boys.
12+ hours 15 CEs
Track 03
Black Women and Girls
Practitioners seeking specialised tools for culturally responsive therapeutic work with Black women and girls.
12+ hours 15 CEs
Track 04
Afrikan Drumming & Dance
Practitioners interested in expressive healing modalities using rhythm, movement, ritual, and cultural practice.
Track 05
Black Marriage and Couples
Therapists, counsellors, and relationship professionals supporting Black couples, marriages, and family systems.
Track 01
Individual Therapy General
Designed for: Practitioners seeking a foundational Ubuntu psychotherapy framework for general therapeutic practice.
6 courses
Foundational
Required Certification Courses
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An opening course introducing Ubuntu Psychotherapy as a healing construct for people of Afrikan descent, grounded in Afrikan philosophy, worldview, and the Zulu concept of ubuntu.
Introduces the theory and systems of Ubuntu psychology and the practice of Ubuntu psychotherapy through an Afrikan-centred healing paradigm.
Explores Afrikan/Black Psychology, therapeutic healing methods, human beingness, and ethical issues affecting Afrikan/Black people.
Provides a culturally appropriate lens for trauma, case conceptualisation, cultural healing, and Persistent Enslavement Systemic Trauma (PEST).
Guides practitioners in creating sacred healing spaces that promote psycho-spiritual wellness for therapist, client, and community.
Focuses on reducing stigma and promoting psycho-spiritual wellness through culturally grounded community-based mental health engagement.
Track 02
Black Men and Boys
Designed for: Practitioners who want to specialise in healing, empowerment, and culturally responsive therapeutic work with Black men and boys.
12+ hours
Specialist track
Required Certification Courses
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Foundational introduction to Ubuntu Psychotherapy and Afrikan philosophy in mental health service delivery.
Introduces the core systems of Ubuntu psychology and psychotherapy with emphasis on Afrikan ancestry and lived experience.
Provides an overview of Afrikan/Black Psychology, therapeutic methods, and ethical issues relevant to Afrikan/Black people.
Examines Ubuntu psychotherapy in the lives of Black men and boys, addressing anti-Afrikan and Black male suppressive environments.
Explores a healing paradigm that honours Afrikan cosmology and addresses enslavement trauma, race-based injury, and PEST.
Helps practitioners understand the culturally specific challenges affecting the mental and psycho-spiritual wellbeing of Black men and boys.
Programme note: Includes case conceptualisation assessment, reading assignments, workshop exams, and session review.
Track 03
Black Women and Girls
Designed for: Practitioners seeking specialised tools for culturally responsive therapeutic work with Black women and girls.
12+ hours
Specialist track
Required Certification Courses
(click to expand each course)
Foundational overview of Ubuntu Psychotherapy and Afrikan worldview within mental health service delivery.
Introduces the theory and systems of Ubuntu psychology and psychotherapy, grounded in Afrikan-centred practice.
A broader study of Afrikan/Black Psychology, therapeutic dynamics, and ethical issues as they relate to Afrikan/Black people.
Explores the sacred role of women within Afrikan societies and healing traditions while reclaiming the wisdom of the Divine Feminine.
A focused presentation on holistic healing through an Afrikan-centred framework that addresses cultural trauma and PEST.
Explores the psycho-spiritual impact of adultification, objectification, and culturally specific harms affecting Black women and girls.
Programme note: Includes case conceptualisation assessment, reading assignments, workshop exams, and session review.
Track 04
Afrikan Drumming & Dance
Designed for: Practitioners interested in expressive healing modalities using rhythm, movement, ritual, and cultural practice.
14 hours required
Expressive healing
This training integrates lessons from traditional healers and Afrikan drummers who engage psycho-spiritual rituals that reveal the healing power of Afrikan traditional spirit practices. It explores how drumming and movement can be used to address transgenerational trauma, racism, oppression, anxiety, depression, and psycho-emotional injury.
Afrikan Drumming and the Healing of Trauma Wounds - 8 hours 15 CEs
Explores how drumming and movement can be used to address transgenerational trauma, racism, oppression, anxiety, depression, and psycho-emotional injury.
Module 1: The Healing Drum & Drum Circles - 2.5 CEs
Explores traditional healing rituals, drum intelligence, spirit invocation, and the role of drum circles in psycho-spiritual healing.
Module 2: Movement and Trauma/Depression/Anxiety Healing - 2.5 CEs
Focuses on rhythm, movement, affect regulation, insight, and healing from trauma, depression, anxiety, and addiction.
Module 3: Drum Patterns and Language: Neuro-cognitive/Learning Effects - 3 CEs
Explains polyrhythms, harmony, entrainment, cognition, mindfulness, concentration, and executive functioning.
Programme note: Certification includes Introduction to Ubuntu, Dynamics in Ubuntu Psychotherapy, Ubuntu Psychology and Psychotherapy, three group drum/dance class assessments, reading assignments, and workshop exams.
Track 05
Black Marriage and Couples
Designed for: Therapists, counsellors, and relationship professionals supporting Black couples, marriages, and family systems.
100 hours
Advanced specialisation
Required Certification Courses
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Foundational introduction to Ubuntu and Afrikan-centred healing.
Introduces the theory and systems of Ubuntu psychotherapy.
Explores historical, psycho-spiritual, and cultural dimensions of Black family healing through Ubuntu Psychology.
Focuses on culturally grounded counselling spaces that strengthen Black marriages using Ubuntu-based methods and techniques.
Examines socio-cultural and psycho-spiritual challenges affecting Black marriages and strategies for relational wholeness.
Programme note: Includes required coursework, case conceptualisation assessment, reading assignments, workshop exams, and session review.
Practitioner Requirements
Designed for qualified practitioners committed to culturally responsive care
In addition to completing track-specific coursework, practitioners should meet the following foundational requirements before certification.
Training Information & Certificate Access
Clear guidance for participants attending Ubuntu Psychotherapy training workshops, including certificate procedures, refund information, grievance handling, and ADA support.
1. Certification Procedures
The workshop organiser and/or presenter will provide Ce-Classes.com with an approximate number of attendees at least 10 days prior to the workshop.
Ce-Classes.com will send a one-page handout explaining how attendees can obtain their certificate. Each handout includes a unique keycode.
Workshop organisers will assign one unique keycode to each participant, record the information on the sign-in sheets, and distribute the handouts at the end of the training.
Participants who complete the training can obtain continuing education credit and certificates by visiting the Ce-Classes.com website, logging in, entering their demographic details, going to the workshop page, selecting Get Certificate, and entering their keycode.
After completing the course evaluation, participants will be able to print their certificate. Each keycode is valid for one use only and is date-specific.
Ce-Classes.com keeps all student profiles and CE credit records for 4 years, and participants can log in and reprint their certificate at any time at no additional charge.
2. Cancellation Policy
Cancellations made with at least 7 days’ notice before the workshop will receive a 50% refund.
3. Grievances
All complaints and grievances are reviewed within 5 working days.
Formal grievances must be submitted in writing and will receive a response within 10 business days.
4. ADA Assistance
This workshop is held in an ADA-compliant facility.
Please contact Mwata Sankara at 202-435-6681 to request special accommodations for disability support.
CE-Classes.com is approved by:
- The American Psychological Association (APA) CE-Classes.com is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CE-Classes.com maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
- This course is NOT available for NBCC credit
- This training does not offer ASWB ACE credit to social workers.
- Florida Certification Board
- The Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling Provider #852 BAP-Expires 3/31/2023
- The California Board of Behavioral Sciences. The California Board of Behavioral Sciences, BBS, recognizes relevant course work/training that has been approved by nationally recognized certifying bodies, such as APA, to satisfy renewal requirements.
- California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP) Provider Number OS-12-147-0223 Expires 02-2023
- The Texas Board of Social Work Examiners – CE-Classes.com meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education
- The Texas Board of Professional Counselors – CE-Classes.com meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers for prospective practitioners
These tracks are designed for therapists, counsellors, mental health professionals, community healers, and related practitioners seeking culturally responsive Afrikan-centred frameworks.
Yes. Several tracks begin with core Ubuntu psychotherapy courses before moving into specialist areas.
Yes. Depending on the track, requirements may include case conceptualisation assessments, reading assignments, workshop exams, session reviews, or group class assessments.
CEU credit is available for eligible professionals.
Ready to Begin Your Certification Journey?
Step into a culturally rooted model of healing that honours spirit, community, and lived experience
Join a growing network of practitioners committed to therapeutic excellence, cultural restoration, and psycho-spiritual wellness within Afrikan communities.
Payment plans available. CEU credit offered for eligible professionals.
