LEVEL 4 DIPLOMA IN THERAPEUTIC COUNSELLING

This two-year part-time course is for you if you already have qualifications in therapeutic counselling and wish to further your knowledge and skills. It is designed to lead to a paid or voluntary role as a therapeutic counsellor.

Learners will gain knowledge, skills and competencies to work as a therapeutic counsellor in an agency context.

It is designed to lead to a paid or voluntary role in a counselling agency in both healthcare and non-medical settings.

Learners with sufficient experience can also begin working as independent practitioners in private practice.

You must complete a minimum of 100 hours of supervised practice as a trainee counsellor and will be encouraged to complete as much personal therapy as possible during the course. Topics include:

• Working ethically, safely and professionally as a counsellor
• Working within a counselling relationship
• Working within a user-centred approach to counselling
• Working with client diversity in counselling work
• Working with self-awareness in the counselling process
• Working within a coherent framework of counselling theory and skills
• Working self-reflectively as a counsellor

Formal assessment comprises a completed portfolio, observation, discussion, tutor feedback, tutor set assignments and external exams.

This is a CPCAB accredited course.

22 September 2026

Stevenage Campus