Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling: Level 4 

Next course commences September 2025 (subject to minimum numbers)

It will take place on Wednesday, 3.00pm to 9.30pm.

New Friday course now available from 10.00pm to 4.30pm. 

Fees: £3,495.00 (installment plan available)

This two-year part-time qualification gives learners the knowledge, skills and competencies to work as a therapeutic counsellor in an agency context.

This qualification is designed to lead to employment or a voluntary role in a counselling agency in both health care and non-medical settings.

The course involves 420 hours (210 hours per year) of classroom work in a small groups, including practising counselling skills.

Through teaching and practical exercise, you will learn more about the field of counselling theory and practice.

There is a work placement requirement of 100 fully supervised client hours in an agency setting, normally undertaken in the latter part of year 1 or early in year 2.

There is also a personal therapy requirement of 20 hours.

Seven mandatory units are covered:

• Unit 1: Working ethically, safely and professionally as a counsellor
• Unit 2: Working within a counselling relationship
• Unit 3: Working with client diversity in counselling work
• Unit 4: Working within a user-centred approach to counselling
• Unit 5: Working with self-awareness in the counselling process
• Unit 6: Working within a coherent framework of counselling theory and skills
• Unit 7: Working self-reflectively as a counsellor

Those wishing to take part must be at least 19 years old, and must have achieved a Level 3 in counselling studies or an equivalent qualification.

Students must be assessed as proficient on their classroom participation and their journal entries.

This course is supported by the Counselling & Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body (CPCAB). Read more about the course here.

Students who pass the course can progress to the next level of counselling training, which is the Level 5 Diploma in CBT skills and theory. 

To enrol or to find out more, call us on 01895 254660 and we will guide you through the process.