Certification Process

APSATS has approved the following certification process for those clinicians or coaches who have completed the 4 day APSATS MPTM Certification Training program. Once the applicant has successfully completed the training and receives a certificate of completion of the program, the applicant will then complete the following requirements for consideration for Certification by APSATS as a Certified Clinical Partner Specialist (CCPS), Certified Partner Coach (CPC).

Please note that these requirements are our initial requirements. We reserve the right to make changes to these requirements in the future as deemed necessary by the Board of Directors.


To become certified after completion of the required training modules, an applicant will meet the following requirements:

  • Clinicians, CCPS-Candidates: Licensed or license eligible in their state or comparable process from another country.
  • Coaches, CPC-Candidates:
  • Certified as a Coach through an ICF [International Coach Federation] Accredited Coaching Training Program. Program must include a minimum of 60 coach-specific training hours. Also required: 10 hours of mentor coaching and a Coach Knowledge Assessment
  • Certified as a Coach through a BCC [Board Certified Coach] CCE-Approved Board Certified approved program.

 Consultation hours required:

Certified Clinical Partner Specialist CCPS

  • 30 hours with an APSATS Approved Consultation Supervisor
  • 10 hours must be completed with a Primary Consultation Supervisor. 5 of these hours must be in individual consultation (note: dyad consultation is considered individual).
  • 24/30 hours must be completed with a Clinician Consultation Supervisor. The remaining 6 hours may be completed with a Coach Consultation Supervisor.

 Certified Partner Coach  CPC

  • 30 hours with an APSATS Approved Consultation Supervisor
  • 10 hours must be completed with a Primary Consultation Supervisor. 5 of these hours must be in individual consultation (note: dyad consultation is considered individual).  . 
  • 20/30 hours must be completed with a Coach Consultation Supervisor. The remaining 10 hours may be completed with a Clinician Consultation Supervisor. 


Additional Requirements:

  • Completed Application (see applications below)
  • Copy of any state licenses or equivalent (Clinician - CCPS Certification)
  • Copy of graduate level education transcripts/diplomas (Clinician - CCPS Certification)
  • Verification of certification from an ICF or BCC - CCE approved program, per above (Coach - CPC Certification)
  • Copy of Board Certification or ICF membership (Coach - CPC Certification)
  • Up to date resume or curriculum vitae
  • Copy of updated liability insurance
  • Copy of certificate of completion of required APSATS training (MPTM 4 Day Training)
  • Complete one written case study to be reviewed by Certification Committee
  • Provide two professional references
  • Recommendation from APSATS Primary Consultation Supervisor.
  • Payment of a $200 application fee (online payment) 


Please send application and all supporting documents to [email protected]. 

NOTE: This process can take up to a few weeks after receipt of your completed packet. 


IF you are a Betrayed Partner or a Sex Addict in recovery:

We recognize that some of the clinicians and coaches who work in the field of helping betrayed partners, are recovering sex addicts themselves and/or partners who have been betrayed. It is this real-life experience with their own recoveries that adds additional compassion and expertise to the work they do. At the same time, we recognize that these clinicians and coaches have a responsibility to both themselves and their clients to consistently assess how their past experiences may be impacting their current work. Therefore, APSATS has developed a set of guidelines for those we certify as Certified Clinical Partner Specialists and Certified Partner Coaches. Click here to read our guidelines.