The Psycho-Spiritual Institute (PSI)

The Psycho-Spiritual Institute (PSI) was established in 2013 by the Lux Terra Leadership Foundation, in collaboration with Missio Aachen, with the aim of training and graduating experts in Psycho-Spiritual Therapy and Counselling for African countries. The emergence of the Institute is in response to what many have identified as an urgent need to offer professional psychological and spiritual care to the increasing number of Africans, including their religious leaders, who now and again find themselves in difficult life situations of an emotional and psychological nature, but who often do not find adequate support.

Our Programmes

The Institute offers the following programmes at the Marist International University, Karen, Nairobi, Kenya, and the Lux Terra Leadership Foundation, Abuja

Master’s Degree in Psycho-Spiritual Therapy and Counselling

The Master’s Degree in Psycho-Spiritual Therapy and Counselling is a two-year intensive course that combines academics with spiritual growth and transformation.

Sabbatical Programme

This is a 9 months self-discovery and spiritual renewal programme for those who have been in ministry or religious life for 10 years or over.

Summer Integrative Course

This is a 6 weeks intensive programme during the Summer holidays that exposes candidates to the fundamentals of Psychology...

Training Centers

The Training Centres of the Institute are located at the Marist International University, Karen, Nairobi, Kenya, and the Lux Terra Leadership Foundation, Apo, Abuja, Nigeria

Admission Requirements

Admission for the Master’s degree course is open to Christian clergy, religious and lay persons, with first degree in psychology, or a minimum of second-class upper division in any of the social sciences from a recognized university.

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Admission Now on

Admission is now on for the 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 sessions.

Admission for the Master’s degree course is open to Clergy, Religious and the Lay faithful with a minimum of 1st Degree in the Psychological Sciences. Candidates with no background in Psychology, but with a good degree in any of the Sacred or Social Sciences may however be considered for admission - with the understanding that in the course of the two year programme, they will pay for and undergo each Summer time a six weeks’ “Bridging Course” that has been designed to make up for the shortfall.

Philosophy of the Institute

The Psycho-Spiritual Institute (PSI) is founded on the philosophy which stresses free search for the whole truth about Humanity, Nature and God, promotes exploration of every path of knowledge with an abiding consciousness of the divine. The Psycho-Spiritual Therapy and Counselling degree programme will therefore be based on a fully integrated scientific and spiritual approach to understanding and resolving human problems of an emotional and psychological nature. READ MORE -->