Wessex Training provides a ladder of training from the introductory courses in counselling skills through to professional training in counselling and psychotherapy, as well as post qualifying training in areas such as Counselling Children and Young People in Educational and Community Settings. We also have a lively programme of workshops and seminars for personal and professional development including our 10 week Introduction to Counselling Skills Course.
Each stage of the training can build onto the next one for those wishing to pursue a career in counselling or psychotherapy, or can be undertaken as a stand-alone course and qualification.
Stage One: The Foundation Year in Counselling Skills and Attitudes is a good introduction to psychodynamic counselling and the development of key counselling skills. It can be undertaken as a stand-alone course, perhaps for personal development, and is also a pre-requirement for undertaking the Diploma course. For those continuing with the Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling, the hours of attendance of the Foundation certificate can count towards the BACP Diploma contact hours for those who continue with their training.
Stage Two: The Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling qualifies participants to work competently and effectively as counsellors in an organisational setting. A further clinical year (year 4) enables you to work towards BPC registration and set up in private practice.
Stage Three: Psychodynamic Psychotherapy qualifies participants to work independently in private practice as twice-weekly psychodynamic psychotherapists.
Please contact us with any questions you may have, and a member of our training team will call you back.
“The standard of teaching and the rigorous expectations from the course have been incredibly high. I feel that I have had the best training I could have had and feel able to start this new phase of my life with confidence.”
“I would like to thank Wessex CP for the support and service they have given me, I really don’t know what I would have done without it. Frome is very fortunate to have you!”
“I have got a lot of things of my chest by coming to counselling which has made me realise what I want for my future in regard to my relationship with my partner.”
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