Introductory
Skills and Process of Counselling
An introduction to the core skills and stages of effective counselling — active listening, empathy, rapport-building and the counselling process.
- Hours
- 4 Hours
- Duration
- 2 weeks
Counselling & Psychotherapy Practice
Professional Diploma in Applied Counselling & Psychotherapy Practice
Six-month professional training in integrative counselling and psychotherapy — 200+ hours across ten core modalities, with live practice (in real time, in small groups in breakout rooms). Live online classes, 4 days a week (Mon–Thu, 7–9.30 pm).
200 Hours26 weeksDiploma
Course overview
The Professional Diploma in Applied Counselling & Psychotherapy Practice is an intensive, live-taught programme spanning 200+ training hours over six months. It goes beyond theory into structured therapist self-work, more than 200 practical techniques, worksheets and activities, counsellor scripts, and live case discussions.
Delivered across ten core modalities — from person-centred and cognitive-behavioural approaches through to grief, relationship, school and community counselling — the programme builds integrative clinical thinking through supervision-based learning. It can be taken in full as the complete diploma, or as individual two-week courses.
What you'll learn
- Apply core counselling skills within a person-centred framework
- Use evidence-based modalities including CBT, REBT, SFBT and ACT
- Support clients through grief, relationship and family difficulties
- Practise integrative clinical thinking under supervision
Curriculum
Module 1 — Effective Counsellor Skills & Person-Centred Therapy
- Core counselling skills
- The person-centred approach
- Building the therapeutic relationship
Module 2 — Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- The cognitive model
- Cognitive and behavioural techniques
- Applied CBT practice
Module 3 — Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT)
- The ABC model
- Disputing irrational beliefs
- Applied REBT practice
Module 4 — Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
- Solution-focused principles
- Scaling and the miracle question
- Brief therapy in practice
Module 5 — Hypnotherapy & Mindfulness-Based Therapy
- Foundations of hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness-based techniques
- Applied practice
Module 6 — ACT & Forgiveness Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Forgiveness-based approaches
- Applied practice
Module 7 — Grief & Bereavement Counselling
- Models of grief
- Supporting bereaved clients
- Working with complicated grief
Module 8 — School Counselling
- Counselling children and adolescents
- Working within school settings
- Safeguarding and referral
Module 9 — Relationship & Couple Counselling
- Relationship dynamics
- Working with couples
- Conflict and communication
Module 10 — Community Psychology (NGO / Social Work Settings)
- Community-based mental health
- Working in NGO and social work settings
- Group and outreach approaches
Accreditation
Professional diploma comprising 200+ live training hours across ten core modalities, taught by APA-member faculty with supervision-based learning. Individual two-week modules also available.
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
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- Duration
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Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT)
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- Duration
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