Courses & Qualifications
We deliver CPCAB and BACP approved courses at Intermediate and Diploma levels. Our courses are designed to provide intensive learning in small group formats that support a workable work-life balance in a calm environment. We teach an Integrative model of counselling, which encompasses the three strands of Person-Centred, Psychodynamic and Cognitive Behavioural Therapies. All courses offer the same safe and respectful environment in which to develop the skills to self care and counsel others.
The courses are designed to accommodate the different needs of learners so the Level 2 will provide you with a thorough understanding of what counselling is all about, the unique skills needed to do this work and can enhance your current work and home life.
If you are wishing to pursue a career as a counsellor, these courses offer a progression route. This means that each qualification must be successfully completed before moving onto the next course.
To start a journey with us at L3 or L4, you must already hold qualifications achieved from another Awarding Body. This must be equivalent in content and Guided Learning Hours (GLH) to our CPCAB courses. Details of CPCAB GLH and content can be found on their website.
Following the L2, you may wish to continue to explore further with the Level 3 which concentrates on combining the previously learned L2 counselling skills with a deeper understanding and investigation of the theory that underpins all our counselling work.
Most learners who continue with the progression route to our BACP Approved Diploma level are wishing to pursue a career as a qualified counsellor. The L4 qualification is underpinned by the BACP Approval and means that you are then able to work as a counsellor within an agency framework and qualify as a registered member of the BACP. The course is designed to train you to this high standard of professionalism and ethics - it is then possible to progress to independent practice after a period of experience and/or further training.
We are continually dedicated to providing the best counselling qualifications. By reviewing the latest research into effective counselling, we guarantee that our qualifications are up-to-date and relevant. We are currently offering a range of levels 2, 3, and 4 courses.
Level 2
CPCAB Certificate in Counselling Skills
(18 week fast-track course)
The September 2024 course is now fully subscribed
Our next available L2 course will start September 2025
We will start interviews for this course around Easter 2025
We run our L2 course from September to February on one evening a week, over Zoom, in real time
Although this course is run over Zoom, it is held in real time every week with full tutor participation at all times.
The class starts at 5pm, finishing at 9.30pm
Please contact us if you would like to know more about this course. Zoom interviews will start around Easter time 2025 - the group is kept deliberately small and places are offered to successful candidates on a first come, first served basis
The Level 2 is forms the foundation of professional counselling practice as well as providing essential listening and communication skills used by helping professionals
A really solid foundation is learned during these 18 weeks
Entry onto this course is by Zoom interview
Fees for 2024 - 2025 are £1,050
The L2 course runs once a week, on the same evening a week, for 18 weeks starting the first full week in September 2024
5pm - 9.30pm
Entry requirements
No previous training or experience is required to undertake this qualification, entrance on to the Level 2 is by interview, and class sizes are strictly limited
Please visit the CPCAB website for further, general, course information
Level 3
CPCAB Certificate in Counselling Studies
(18 week fast-track course, starting Feb/March 2025)
We will interview for places near to the end of 2024
The L3 course will run once a week in the evening, 5pm - 9.30pm, over Zoom, starting late February/early March 2025
This course is also run over Zoom and is held in real time every week with full tutor participation at all times.
At this stage, we introduce the three main theoretical approaches to counselling which form our Integrative model
We continue to build on the practical knowledge learned at Level 2 alongside developing a deeper understanding of the counselling processes and skills necessary to work professionally in this field
Fees for 2024 - 2025 are £1,299
Starting: end Feb 2025 / beg. March 2025, finishing July 2025
The Level 3 follows on from the Level 2, runs at the same time and runs on the same day as the previous L2
Entry requirements
Entry on to this course is dependant on successful completion of CPCAB Level 2, (or an equivalent counselling skills qualification), in line with the CPCAB guidelines for progression
Entrance on to this course is by Zoom interview and class sizes are limited
Please visit the CPCAB website for further course information
Level 4
CPCAB Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
BACP Approved Practitioner Qualification
(2 years, weekly: 36 weeks each year)
This course is fully subscribed for 2024
This runs face to face from our Centre in Ellesmere Port
We cover all aspects of working professionally, safely and ethically.
Successful completion of this course will enable you to work as a fully qualified counsellor
Fees for the 2 year course (running 2024 - 2026), are £2,450 per year
All weekend workshops (two per year) are included in the fees
Year One starts early September 2024 and runs from 4:30pm - 9.30pm
Entry requirements
Entry on to this course is dependant on successful completion of CPCAB Levels 2 and 3, (or an equivalent counselling skills and theory qualification), in line with the CPCAB guidelines for progression
Entry on to year 2 of the two year course is dependant on candidates successfully completing the Year 1, as per the CPCAB guidelines
Entrance on to this course is by interview only and class sizes are limited to a Maximum of 16
Please visit the CPCAB website for further course information