Postgraduate PG Dip

Counselling and Psychotherapy

Develop your understanding of relational theory and practice. This accredited course will enable you to become a professional counsellor or psychotherapist.

Counselling and Psychotherapy

Course Overview

  • Institution code


    L27
  • Main location


    City Campus
  • Attendance


    Part-Time
  • Duration


    2 Years
  • Start date


    16 Sep 2024

This British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) accredited course will provide you with the training to become a registered and professionally recognised counsellor.


As part of this course, 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

Hands-on experience
Undergoing clinical supervision with a counsellor is a vital part of becoming a skilled and knowledgeable reflective therapeutic practitioner. The clinical supervision you’ll undertake as part of this course will support your learning and development.

We'll help you find a suitable work placement where you’ll have client contact on a regular basis totalling 100 hours. You’ll also undertake 20 hours of personal counselling from a network of professional counsellors approved by our university.

Teaching and learning
In addition to on-campus teaching sessions, you’ll need access to a private space to attend occasional online training sessions. This will require the use of a personal computer or equivalent device, and access to the internet.

Why study Counselling and Psychotherapy at Leeds Beckett University...

  1. Professionally accredited course – on graduating successfully, you’ll be able to join the BACP register for counsellors and psychotherapists
  2. Fantastic placement opportunities – you’ll become a skilled and knowledgeable reflective therapeutic practitioner
  3. Engage with academic and industry experts – who’ll impart their knowledge and share ideas for best practice
  4. Research-led teaching – enabling you to relate theory to your own practice
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