A registered provisional psychologist is a therapist who has a completed a minimum Master’s level psychology or related degree and is practicing to become a registered psychologist. They must have completed a practicum placement of 200 to 600 hours of counselling in order to obtain their graduate degree. Once they’ve graduated, they can apply to become a registered provisional psychologist. They must also present a supervision plan to CAP as part of their application requirements. A registered provisional psychologist is in the process of completing 1600 supervised hours and a final practice exam (EPPP) in order to become registered without provision (i.e. with the R.Psych designation).

It’s important to note that many registered provisional psychologists have significant experience, are of varying ages and can have areas of unique expertise or specialty.

It takes generally one or two years (or more) for a provisional psychologist to become a registered psychologist.