Independent Counselling
Training
info@independentcounsellingtraining.org
07795106498
Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling
PCL5 (CPCAB Accredited)
Starting October 2026 (17 Thursdays 9.30 to 4.30pm)
Held between October 2026 and June 2027 exclusively live online via Zoom
ensuring greater accessibility for all.
If you are thinking about private, independent practice or are looking to consolidate your learning from previous counselling training, this course has been developed with you in mind. It will give you, a qualified counsellor,
the knowledge, skills and competencies to work as counsellors in independent and private practice.
The course aims to enable students to establish an independent practice which might be
working within an organisation as a senior practitioner or in private practice. The course
offers the opportunity to explore all the issues that apply to independent practice which
include assessment and psychopathology as well as working with complex mental health issues.
Our course is integrative and students are exposed to different theoretical approaches and ways to integrate them into their practice.
This qualification meets the competencies of SCoPEd Column B more details... and with
sufficient practice hours provides candidates with a route to membership and accreditation with professional associations in counselling approved by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) e.g. BACP, NCPS, ACC.
This course has been mapped by CPCAB to UKCP requirements and combined with their
Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling can provide a pathway for individual accreditation with UKCP as an accredited psychotherapist.
At ICT the course is integrative. We see integration as offering our knowledge, skills and understanding through the therapeutic relationship we have with our clients.
As you would expect this course involves students in experiential learning as well as skills and theory.
Course Dates 2026 - 2027
October 1st & 15th 2026
November 5th & 19th 2026
December 3rd & 10th 2026
January 7th & 21st 2027
February 4th & 25th 2027
March 11th 2027
April 8th & 22nd 2027
May 6th & 20th 2027
June 10th & 17th 2027
Entry Requirements
To be acepted onto the course you will need to have as a minimum the level 4 Diploma which included working as a volunteer counsellor on placement completing 100 client hours.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Personal counselling: a minimum of 40 hours
by the end of the course. (This can include hours undertaken prior to the start of the course but
at least 10 hours of personal counselling must
be undertaken during the training year itself)
Client work: a minimum of 60 hours of formally contracted counselling (one to one) including client assessment. This can be online or in person.
Clinical supervision: either group or one to one supervision in person or online as per the supervision ration requirements of your membership body.
What our students are saying about this course:
'incredible' ... 'encouraging' ... 'nurturing' ... 'supportive' ... 'motivating' ... 'this course has given me the confidence boost to be in private practice'
Course Fee
£1,950 plus £385 (CPCAB Registration fee). Following payment of the deposit of
£250 to secure your place on the course, the remaining course fee can be paid in monthly instalments. The registration fee for CPCAB is to be paid in full no later than 2nd November 2026. (Total course cost is £2,335)
***Please note that should you choose to leave the course early and you pay by monthly instalments the outstanding course fee must be paid in full within 28 days.