Counselling PgDip

The Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling is a part-time course designed to provide professional training for people considering a career in counselling, psychotherapy and related mental health fields.

In the first two years of training, the diploma will prepare you to be a reflective, knowledgeable practitioner, with self-awareness and competency to work ethically, safely and effectively with a wide range of clients, including Gender, Sexual and Relationship Diversity (GSRD). To achieve this, the course curriculum integrates skills practice, theory, a focus on personal wellbeing and development, research, and professional development. After completion of the Postgraduate Diploma, you can choose to take the Master's component of the course, involving a year-long Research Methods and Project in Counselling module.

This course focuses on two highly influential modalities: psychodynamic therapies and humanistic therapies, which are used in a wide variety of therapeutic settings. In addition to the weekly modules, you’ll attend eight weekend workshops, exploring themes including cognitive behaviour therapy, sex therapy, working in the context of religion and spirituality, mirror work, creative ways of working, and online therapy. Thus, this training will allow you to graduate with in-depth knowledge and skills, and foster the ability to integrate different modalities in your therapeutic work.

The Postgraduate Diploma consists of two years of training. Students may choose to undertake the additional Master's component of the course on completion of their Postgraduate Diploma. To achieve the MSc (Top Up) in Counselling award, students must complete the additional year-long Research Methods and Project in Counselling module.