NHS Psychological Professions pages on Adult and Child Psychotherapists

A list of job websites to gain suitable experience during and after university

List of accrediting bodies for Psychotherapy. The most popular are ‘BACP’, ‘UKCP’ and ‘NCPS’

Example Foundation courses for Counselling and Psychotherapy (both fields are usually combined at this level): University of Salford Graduate Certificate in Counselling, Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies

Local postgraduate courses: University of Salford Counselling and Psychotherapy. View Findamasters for national and international courses. Please note that Postgraduate Diploma is usually sufficient to gain an accredited qualification in Counselling. A Postgraduate Diploma is a ‘level 7’ further study course without a dissertation. Should you choose to do a dissertation, you would gain the full ‘level 7’ Masters of Science (MSc) title. Dissertation projects are extremely valuable should you wish to go onto a Doctorate (to become a Psychologist) or a PhD.

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