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CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling

Course Length:

2 Years

Course Price:

£2,430 per year

Course Timings:

Three sessions a month 9:30am-4:45pm

Course Location:

In-person (Basingstoke)

Start/End Date:

Sept 2025 to July 2027

Awarding Body:

CPCAB

Groups (Choose one):

Tuesday Group - First three Tuesdays of each month
Weekend Group - One weekend + one Friday each month

Essential Course Information:

Course Summary

This two-year part-time qualification gives learners the knowledge, skills and competencies to work as a therapeutic counsellor in an agency context. This qualification is designed to lead to an employed or voluntary role in a counselling agency in both health care and non-medical settings. Successful completion of this course means you will be able to provide a therapeutic counselling service – initially within the context of an agency’s service framework but later (by completing the CPCAB Level 5 Diploma or its equivalent) students may progress to independent practice.

Topics Covered

By the end of the course, candidates shall have greater awareness, understanding and skills in enabling them to:

- Work ethically, safely and professionally as a counsellor
- Work within a counselling relationship
- Work with client diversity in counselling work
- Work within a user-centred approach to counselling
- Work with self-awareness in the counselling process
- Work within a coherent framework of counselling theory and skills
- Work self-reflectively as a counsellor

Entry Requirements

To be eligible to apply for this course, you must have already completed (or be due to complete) both a Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills and a Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies (or their equivalent). Students must also be aged 19 or over.

Assessment Process

Students will be assessed through a variety of methods, including:

- Written work (including essays, reflective journals and case studies)
- Tutor and peer observations of skills practice sessions
- Group presentations
- Reports from clinical supervisors and placement managers
- An externally assessed case study assignment

Additional Course Requirements

In addition to attending the course, students will be required to fulfil the following requirements (which are financed by the student):

- Engage with 60hrs of personal therapy with a Mindspace approved therapist (over the two years)
- Secure a voluntary counselling placement and facilitate 100hrs of counselling
- Engage in clinical supervision once in placement, in line with BACP's ethical guidelines (including a compulsory 1hr session of 1-1 supervision per month)
- Take out a professional indemnity insurance policy whilst in placement
- Hold student membership with BACP for the entire duration of the course

Theoretical Orientation

Our Level 4 Diploma is based in Clarkson's (2003) Five Relationship Model of Integration, which acts as a framework to integrate several approaches to counselling. The main modalities referenced on this course are Person-Centred Therapy, Contemporary Psychodynamic Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy and Transactional Analysis.

Further Training

On completion of the Level 4 Diploma, students will be eligible to apply for the following courses currently delivered at our centre:

- CPCAB Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling
- CPCAB Level 5 Diploma in Counselling Children and Young People
- Open University Foundation Degree in Counselling

How to Apply

To apply for this course, click the 'Apply Now' button on this page, or head to our application form here.

Course Dates

We deliver two Level 4 classes, dates will depend on which group you choose, details of both groups are as follows:

Tuesday Group (3 x Tuesdays per month, 33 days of teaching per year):

Tuesday 2nd September 2025
Tuesday 9th September 2025
Tuesday 16th Septebmer 2025
Tuesday 7th October 2025
Tuesday 14th October 2025
Tuesday 21st October 2025
Tuesday 4th November 2025
Tuesday 11th November 2025
Tuesday 18th November 2025
Tuesday 2nd December 2025
Tuesday 9th December 2025
Tuesday 16th December 2025
Tuesday 6th January 2026
Tuesday 13th January 2026
Tuesday 20th January 2026
Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Tuesday 10th February 2026
Tuesday 17th February 2026
Tuesday 3rd March 2026
Tuesday 10th March 2026
Tuesday 17th March 2026
Tuesday 7th April 2026
Tuesday 14th April 2026
Tuesday 21st April 2026
Tuesday 5th May 2026
Tuesday 12th May 2026
Tuesday 19th May 2026
Tuesday 2nd June 2026
Tuesday 9th June 2026
Tuesday 16th June 2026
Tuesday 7th July 2026
Tuesday 14th July 2026
Tuesday 21st July 2026

Weekend Group (split across 1 x Weekend (Saturday & Sunday) and 1 x Friday per month, with the exception of 1 Tuesday date held on Zoom with the Tuesday group):

Saturday 13th September 2025
Sunday 14th September 2025
Friday 26th September 2025
Saturday 11th October 2025
Sunday 12th October 2025
Friday 24th October 2025
Saturday 8th November 2025
Sunday 9th November 2025
Friday 28th November 2025
Saturday 13th December 2025
Sunday 14th December 2025
Tuesday 16th December 2025
Saturday 10th January 2026
Sunday 11th January 2026
Friday 23rd January 2026
Saturday 14th February 2026
Sunday 15th February 2026
Friday 27th February 2026
Saturday 14th March 2026
Sunday 15th March 2026
Friday 27th March 2026
Saturday 11th April 2026
Sunday 12th April 2026
Friday 24th April 2026
Saturday 9th May 2026
Sunday 10th May 2026
Friday 22nd May 2026
Saturday 13th June 2026
Sunday 14th June 2026
Friday 26th June 2026
Saturday 11th July 2026
Sunday 12th July 2026
Friday 24th July 2026

The above dates for both groups relate to Year 1 of the Diploma, Year 2 dates will be published nearer to the time but will remain the same in terms of pattern (i.e. either Tuesdays or 1 weekend/1 Friday) for both years.

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