Professional Certificate in Counselling Practice (level 5 equivalent)
🟢 Face-to-face cohort
🟢 Rochford, Essex
🟢 Monday 9th November 2026 for 18 weeks (term time)
🟢 6:15pm to 9pm - Maximum 9 people
🟢 Cost: £1040, Training By Liberty Alumni can apply for 10% discount
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This programme sits in the space between training and becoming established in practice. So if you have qualified or are qualigying, have taken a break since qualifing for whatever reasons - this course exists for you.
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This course helps you to build confidence as you step out into the couselling world; consolidating professional standards and written requirements for record keeping; exploring ethical processes and practice; along with really understanding the purpose of supervision by learning how to use it intentionally
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This programme will help you learn who you are and begin to integrate your learning in a way that fits you.
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Whilst this course does not confer Column B recognition it does help you to be sure you could evidence Column A requirements if asked and provide the learning, reflection, and evidence-building framework required to continue progressing toward advanced professional status.
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How learning is assessed
The Professional Certificate in Counselling Practice is assessed through a structured series of five assignments alongside a final portfolio reflection, designed to support the integration of learning into real-world practice rather than testing knowledge in isolation. Across the course, learners will progressively evidence their ability to apply theory, use supervision effectively, navigate ethical decision-making, and develop a clear professional identity. Each assignment builds on the last, allowing for depth, reflection, and refinement over time, with submission points spaced throughout the programme to support consolidation of learning and ongoing feedback.
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Alongside these written assignments, learners will complete a practice-based portfolio that brings together evidence of their development, including reflective work, supervision insights, and applied understanding of ethical and professional practice. The course concludes with a final portfolio reflection, offering an opportunity to articulate growth, professional identity, and readiness for independent or developing practice.