Psychotherapy and Counselling

Develop a grounding in psychotherapy and counselling theory and skills – combining academic and practical components in a supportive and challenging environment.

As well as providing a solid background for those wishing to apply for further training, this certificate offers those who already work in the helping professions the opportunity to develop their interpersonal skills. You'll build your understanding of a range of theories, with a focus on existential, psychodynamic and humanistic perspectives – though cognitive behavioural approaches are also considered.

You’ll also be introduced to the practical and ethical issues of working with clients in a variety of situations and develop essential communication and counselling skills – examining your own beliefs, assumptions and prejudices in order to help others do the same. Alongside this, you’ll develop your capacity to reflect on your own interpersonal and emotional processes, patterns and experiences.

In class you’ll debate with peers and join simulations, skills practice sessions and self-development workshops (usually in triads of ‘counsellor’, ‘client’ and ‘observer’) – learning to apply academic theory in practice. You’ll also have the opportunity to work with Regent’s Careers, Enterprise & Industry team to find professional placements.

Successful completion of this certificate will enable you to meet one of the main entry requirements for the MProf Psychotherapy.

Psychotherapy and Counselling at Regent's

Regent’s is a leading training institution for psychotherapy, with a reputation for innovation and critical thinking. Our courses offer training routes to professional practice and accredited professional status for students of all levels – so, no matter whether you’re just beginning your training or are part-way through, we have the right course for you.

Course Modules

Term 1
Therapy before Therapists
A Way of Working: An Overview of Humanistic Therapy
An Introduction to the Work of Carl Rogers
Introduction to Gestalt Therapy: The Work of Fritz Perls
The Body in Humanistic Therapy
Describing Ourselves: The Fundamentals of Phenomenology
Power, Gender and Race in Therapy
Society, Biology and Reality
Term 2
Facing the Unknown: Consciousness and Unconsciousness
The Work of Sigmund Freud
Melanie Klein and Object Relations Theory
The Role of the Group
The Work of Carl Jung
Finding Your Place in Life: the Work of Alfred Adler
Attachment Theory and Psychobiology
The Existential Alternative: a Challenge to Psychoanalysis
Working with Dreams
Term 3
The Frame in Therapy
The Profession of Therapy
Transcultural Counselling
A Spiritual Life
Mental Health and Mental Illness
A Matter of Ethics
Eating, Addiction and Dependency
Putting Theory into Practice: a case study
Working with Loss and Bereavement