Overview

As part of this Counselling and Psychotherapy course from Leeds Beckett University, you’ll:

Learn how to apply your therapeutic counselling and psychotherapy skills as you work with clients

Identify your strengths and areas for development in clinical practice, to ensure you become a capable and self-reflective practitioner

Learn by sharing experiences through critical reflection, dialogue and debate

Be trained to deliver therapy using online platforms, including video conferencing, and over the phone

Complete a work placement with client contact on a weekly basis

Undertake personal counselling from a network of university-approved professional counsellor

Career

Successful completion of this course could lead you to a range of careers in related counselling fields. This could comprise of work in youth counselling, advice and guidance, the voluntary sector, consultancy, the NHS, social work, education, and private practice. Job roles could include:

Counsellor

Psychotherapist

Mental Health Worker

Accreditation

Professionally accredited course – on graduating successfully, you’ll be able to join the BACP register for counsellors and psychotherapists

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Personal and Professional Development

Relational Framework

Therapeutic Skills

Becoming a Therapist

Therapeutic Process and Supervision

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00

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More details

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Language

English

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79

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OTE

120

IELTS

6

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Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Leeds, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

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79

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6

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants should normally have at least a second class honours degree and have completed a face to face Postgraduate Certificate in Counselling Skills or equivalent (including at least 90 hours counselling skills practice training).
All suitable candidates will be required to attend an interview as part of the selection process.
All applications should be supported by a reference, either academic or professional; you can download our reference template for completion.

Tuition Fees

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8160 GBP / year

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Living costs

Leeds

United Kingdom

637 - 1103 GBP / month

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