Professional Award Accredited by The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society
Diploma in Person Centred Counselling course
If you have a serious interest in counselling, then this course will provide you with a professional counselling qualification.
It is a part-time course of two years and runs on one weekend a month (September – June). The course contact time is 17.5 hours per month. Altogether the course comprises 350 hours of training plus a minimum of 100 hours of client contact on placement and 18 hours of external supervision.
The course model is the Person Centred Approach. Our aim is to provide a learning environment in which students can progressively integrate theory to support counselling practice and personal development. You will need:
· A level of personal awareness and emotional maturity necessary for the demands of counselling training. · The ability to organise (or have access to) a counselling placement of 2-3 hours per week.
The Diploma in Person Centred Counselling is accredited by the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) and, at the discretion of the Society, is a route onto the national register of counsellors which is accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
A part-time course of 26 weeks, 3 hours per week, plus 3 workshop days, starting SEPTEMBER 2025. It is designed for people who are interested in learning about counselling and/or want to improve their relationships and interpersonal communication, e.g. in the workplace, voluntary work, family etc. It is an opportunity for students to extend and develop learning beyond introductory level. It also provides a foundation for anyone interested in progressing to the Diploma in Person Centred Counselling.
The Certificate in Counselling is Quality Checked by the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society.
Introduction to Counselling course
A part-time course of 8 weeks, 3 hours per week, starting SEPTEMBER 2025. It is designed for people who want to develop their ability to listen and communicate. The knowledge and skills gained from the course can improve relationships both in the workplace and in people's personal and family life. The course also forms the initial part of the Certificate. Any student who completes the Introduction can choose to continue on the Certificate. This requires attending a further 18 weeks and 3 workshop days, as well as completing the assessed work. The Introduction to Counselling is Quality Checked by the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society.
"My personal experience on the diploma has been life changing. I have learnt so much about my self through the knowledge and understanding of the person-centred approach. This journey has been challenging at times but worth every moment. Having the ability to accept myself has given me the chance to understand and accept others. Experiences shared within the group has helped me relate theory to my own experiences, giving me the confidence to develop myself to become a counsellor.
George, Sarah and Andrew are fantastic! They facilitate a student led environment, provide a safe space to share and explore experiences alongside developing student’s understandings and skills.
I am truly grateful to have a place on this diploma, I look forward to the weekends as its my time to just be. I am excited to start my second year and develop my skills to become person-centred counsellor."
Sam McGrevy, Year 1 Diploma student 2025.
"I have loved my time on the diploma, I feel it has not only provided me with a solid, grounded understanding of the Person Centred Approach, it has also supported me in becoming a reflective counsellor. Identifying my own values, attitudes and belief, allows me to work ethically and advocate for my client’s autonomy. Now working with young people, I feel secure in my approach, seeing it’s many benefits and confident in myself as a counsellor. The course being student led, gave me the opportunity to identify my own learning needs and be able to bring things to the group which I wanted to gain a deeper understanding of. Having an open learning space also allowed me to identify theory in myself and my life with the support of the group and the facilitators. I believe this gave me a real life view of what the Person Centred Approach is and realise my own person centredness and how much the approach means to me.
For me the course feels like a safe space, somewhere I can truly be me. The facilitators hold a non-judgemental empathic space for me to have the confidence to take risks. There has been huge personal development for me during my time on the diploma which has and continues to influence my life and relationships. The biggest thing I will take from my time on the course, other than my qualification, is a different relationship with myself, now based on self-compassion, congruence and self-acceptance."
