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Stripes

Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling
PCL5 (CPCAB Accredited)
Starting Thursday 9th October 2025
(9.30 to 4.30pm)

Held between October 2025 and June 2026 exclusively live online via Zoom ensuring greater accessibility  for all.

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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. It will also equip you to take on a senior role in an organisational context where client assessment, referral and routine evaluation are part of the role.

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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. ​​​​

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You will have the opportunity to expand your knowledge of psychopathology especially in terms of assessment and the impact this may have on your work as a private practitioner.

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As you would expect this course involves students in experiential learning as well as skills and theory.

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Course Dates 2025 - 2026

October 9th & 23rd 2025

November 6th & 20th

December 4th & 11th

January 8th & 22nd 2026 

February 5th & 26th

March 12th & 26th

April 23rd

May 7th & 21st

June 4th & 18th 

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.
 

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Course Fee

£1,850 plus £376 (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 2025. (Total course cost is £2,226)

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***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.

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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'

Call Lorna Marchant on
07795 106498 to find out more
or email
info@independentcounsellingtraining.org

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