Course Overview

If you want to develop your helping skills in professional or voluntary roles, or eventually train as a counselor, our Certificate of Higher Education in Psychodynamic Counselling teaches the basic elements and skills you will need. It can be taken as a progression route to accredited clinical training, or as a course of study in its own right.

The course focuses on the development of the capacity for self-reflection, how the inner and outer worlds relate to each other, how psychodynamic theory informs practice, and how social and organizational dynamics and factors affect the professional context in which counseling takes place.

This certificate is a valuable first step for graduates to pursue career paths or further training in counseling/psychotherapy (but is not in itself training).

Read more about careers in counseling and psychotherapy.

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General Eligibility

There are no formal entry criteria. In your application form you need to show an understanding of, and interest in, psychodynamic counseling. Relevant work experience is particularly important, especially for applicants without formal academic qualifications.

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• If English is not your first language or you have not previously studied in English, our usual requirement is the equivalent of an International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic Test) score of 6.5, with not less than 6.0 in each of the sub-tests.