Psychotherapy CPD Requirements in Belgium

Psychotherapys in Belgium follow a CPD-based model rather than a fixed hour total. No legally mandated number of CPD hours, and no stand-alone 'psychotherapist' title/register in Belgium. Under the Law of 4 April 2014 as amended by the Law of 10 July 2016 (and following Constitutional Court judgment 130/2017), psychotherapy is treated not as an independent profession but as a treatment method that may be practised autonomously only by clinical psychologists, clinical orthopedagogues and physicians who have completed the required specific psychotherapy training and professional internship. Others (e.g. certain grandfathered practitioners under transitional provisions) may practise only within a defined framework/under conditions. Because there is no separate psychotherapy licence, there is no separate CPD hour requirement; practitioners fall under the CPD/competence expectations of their underlying regulated profession (clinical psychology, clinical orthopedagogy, or medicine).

Belgium does not mandate specific CE subjects for Psychotherapy beyond the general requirement — any board-approved continuing education generally counts. Always confirm with the regulator.

Generally yes — Belgium does not require live or interactive hours for Psychotherapy, so approved online / home-study CE can typically satisfy the requirement. Home-study note: N/A — no separate psychotherapy licence or mandated CPD hours.

Belgium restricts psychotherapy practice to specified regulated professions rather than licensing 'psychotherapists' as such. Transitional/grandfathering provisions cover practitioners active before the 2016 reform. Any CPD obligation flows from the practitioner's base profession, none of which sets a counted national CPD hour requirement.