CPCAB Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies
Course Length:
24 Sessions
Course Price:
£1,185 per person
Course Timing:
Tuesdays (Basingstoke)
Wednesdays (Zoom)
5:45pm-9:30pm
Course Location:
In-person (Basingstoke)
or Online via Zoom
Start/End Date:
September 2025
Awarding Body:
CPCAB
Essential Course Information:
Course Summary
This qualification is intended for candidates who have already acquired a recognised qualification in counselling skills and want to:
- Take the next step in training to become a counsellor
- Learn more about counselling theory, ethics and mental health
This qualification does not lead to employment. It is designed as a pre-practitioner training for professional counselling qualifications, but it could also lead to employment in a related field.
What can you do with a level 3 counselling qualification?
- Take the next step in training to become a counsellor
- Learn more about counselling theory, ethics and mental health
This qualification does not lead to employment. It is designed as a pre-practitioner training for professional counselling qualifications, but it could also lead to employment in a related field.
What can you do with a level 3 counselling qualification?
Topics Covered
By the end of the course, candidates shall have greater awareness, understanding and skills in enabling them to:
- Prepare to work within an ethical framework for counselling
- Understand the counselling relationship
- Understand difference and diversity issues to develop empathic understanding
- Work within a user-centred approach to counselling
- Use counselling theory to develop self-awareness in counselling practice
- Understand theories of counselling and mental health
- Use feedback, reflection and supervision to support counselling studies
- Prepare to work within an ethical framework for counselling
- Understand the counselling relationship
- Understand difference and diversity issues to develop empathic understanding
- Work within a user-centred approach to counselling
- Use counselling theory to develop self-awareness in counselling practice
- Understand theories of counselling and mental health
- Use feedback, reflection and supervision to support counselling studies
Entry Requirements
To be eligible for this course, you must either:
- Have completed (or be due to complete) the CPCAB Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills or
- Have undertaken equivalent recognised counselling training of at least 90 hours and above.
Students must also be aged 19 or over.
- Have completed (or be due to complete) the CPCAB Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills or
- Have undertaken equivalent recognised counselling training of at least 90 hours and above.
Students must also be aged 19 or over.
Assessment Process
Students are assessed through short written tasks (e.g. a weekly reflective journal), case presentations and professional practice presentations.
Further Training
Upon completion of this course, students are eligible to apply for the CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
How to Apply
To apply for this course, click the 'Apply Now' button on this page, or head to our application form here.
Upcoming Course Dates
We have two courses being delivered within the 2025/26 academic year, one in person in Basingstoke (Tuesday evenings), or online via Zoom (Wednesday evenings). Both options commence in September 2025.
Starting September 2025 (in Basingstoke - Tuesdays 5:45pm to 9:30pm):
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
Starting September 2025 (Online via Zoom - Wednesdays 5:45pm to 9:30pm):
Wednesday 3rd September 2025
Wednesday 10th September 2025
Wednesday 17th September 2025
Wednesday 1st October 2025
Wednesday 8th October 2025
Wednesday 15th October 2025
Wednesday 5th November 2025
Wednesday 12th November 2025
Wednesday 19th November 2025
Wednesday 3rd December 2025
Wednesday 10th December 2025
Wednesday 17th December 2025
Wednesday 7th January 2026
Wednesday 14th January 2026
Wednesday 21st January 2026
Wednesday 4th February 2026
Wednesday 11th February 2026
Wednesday 18th February 2026
Wednesday 4th March 2026
Wednesday 11th March 2026
Wednesday 18th March 2026
Wednesday 15th April 2026
Wednesday 22nd April 2026
Wednesday 29th April 2026
Starting September 2025 (in Basingstoke - Tuesdays 5:45pm to 9:30pm):
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
Starting September 2025 (Online via Zoom - Wednesdays 5:45pm to 9:30pm):
Wednesday 3rd September 2025
Wednesday 10th September 2025
Wednesday 17th September 2025
Wednesday 1st October 2025
Wednesday 8th October 2025
Wednesday 15th October 2025
Wednesday 5th November 2025
Wednesday 12th November 2025
Wednesday 19th November 2025
Wednesday 3rd December 2025
Wednesday 10th December 2025
Wednesday 17th December 2025
Wednesday 7th January 2026
Wednesday 14th January 2026
Wednesday 21st January 2026
Wednesday 4th February 2026
Wednesday 11th February 2026
Wednesday 18th February 2026
Wednesday 4th March 2026
Wednesday 11th March 2026
Wednesday 18th March 2026
Wednesday 15th April 2026
Wednesday 22nd April 2026
Wednesday 29th April 2026
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