Introduction to Counselling Skills 

Online course
Starts 24th April 2025

Book here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1259428668049?aff=oddtdtcreator

Foundation Certificate in Psychodynamic Counselling Skills & Attitudes

Year long option  commencing Wednesday 17th September 2025 – a year-long daytime course of 3 x 11 week terms and 2 Saturday workshops. Course day 9:45 – 14:45; workshops 10:00 – 16:00

Course induction meeting Wednesday 10th September

Term 1: 17/9/25 – 22/10/25 inclusive; 12/11/25 – 10/12/25 inclusive
Workshop: 4/10/25
Term 2: 7/1/26 – 11/2/26 inclusive; 4/3/26 – 1/4/26 inclusive
Workshop: 28/3/26
Term 3: 22/4/26 – 20/5/26 inclusive; 3/6/26 – 8/7/26 inclusive

Application deadline: 12/5/25
Interviews: 19/5/25 or 2/6/25

Intensive option commencing 10th January 2026 – run over 6 weekends and 2 x 4-day weeks and 2 Saturday workshops.

Course day 9:30 – 17:00

10/1/26 & 11/1/26
31/1/26
7/2/26 & 8/2/26
7/3/26 & 8/3/26
28/3/26
30/3/26 – 2/4/26 inclusive
25/4/26 & 26/4/26
26/5/26 – 29/5/26 inclusive
13/6/26 & 14/6/26
4/7/26 & 5/7/26

Training takes place in person, in Frome

Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling

Mondays commencing 15th September 2025 – AM start option 9:00 – 16:00 or PM start option 12:45 – 20:00 for 30 weeks; 3 x workshops outside term time 9:00 – 12:00; supervision groups run for 42 weeks
Course induction meeting Monday 8th September

Term 1: 15/9/25 – 13/10/25 inclusive; 3/11/25 – 1/12/25 inclusive
Workshops: 20/10/25 & 8/12/25
Term 2: 5/1/26 – 2/2/26 inclusive; 2/3/26 – 30/3/26 inclusive
Workshop: 9/2/26
Term 3: 20/4/26 – 18/5/26 inclusive; 1/6/26 – 6/7/26 inclusive

Training takes place in person, in Frome

Application deadline: 12/5/25
Interviews: 19/5/25 or 2/6/25

Post-graduate Counselling Children & Young People

Saturdays commencing 13th September 2025 – taking place in person at The Bridge Foundation, Sydenham Road, Bristol, BS6 5SH

Each course day runs from 09:30 – 16:30 and includes theory seminar; work discussion group; experiential group

Proposed dates (tbc)
13/9/25 – including induction 
27/9/25
18/10/25
15/11/25
13/12/25
10/1/26
7/2/26
7/3/26
4/4/26
9/5/26
6/6/26
4/7/26 

CPD:

Friday 25^th April 18:00 – 20:00
Professor Brett Kahr: Fighting the most sedentary profession
For information and to book:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1217801660549?aff=oddtdtcreator

Recordings available for purchase:

• Damian McCann – Working with same-sex couples and other identities
• Dr Adrian Hayes – From Winnicott to Self-Agency
• Dr Adrian Hayes – Psychotropic Medication in Psychotherapy
• Mitchell Wilson – The Analyst’s Desire
• Marguerite Reid – Born in the Shadow of a Loss; the Replacement Child (penumbra baby)
• Darian Leader – Mourning and Melancholia
• Karen Maroda: Conflict avoidance, enactment & negative countertransference
• Professor Brett Kahr – Erotic Tumours of the Mind

We are pleased to be able to offer access to recording of these seminars.

To receive an MP4, payment of £25 per seminar can be paid to:

Wessex Counselling
Sort code: 40 52 40
Account: 00019093

Please quote your name and CPD required as reference.

Once payment has been made, please email
trainingcoordinator@wessexcp.co.uk to confirm which recordings; the MP4 will be sent to you via WeTransfer. 

For more information about our courses please contact office@wessexcp.co.uk
or call us on 01373 453355