Diploma in Gestalt Psychotherapeutic Counselling

We are pleased to offer a Counselling Diploma based on the first three years of the gestalt psychotherapy MSc training.This qualification may be taken as an exit award or students may decide to take it as an interim award as they work towards completing their psychotherapy training.With this shorter qualification, students can apply to join BACP or the UKCP Psychotherapeutic Counselling Section.

For details of the training structure please see the first three years of the Diploma/MSc in Gestalt Psychotherapy Course.The Counselling Diploma course also requires a further 16 hours of training which can be gathered from workshops at Metanoia or elsewhere.

Successful completion will lead to a Metanoia awarded Diploma in Gestalt Psychotherapeutic Counselling. The course follows the guidelines of both the BACP and the UKCP Psychotherapeutic Counselling Section. Students may apply for accreditation to either organisation when they have completed the required 450 clinical hours.

This course will be competency based. Students will need to demonstrate that they meet the level of competency appropriate to the stage of their training. Evidence for this will be gathered from a variety of sources including group participation, live practice work, supervision reports, written work and self, peer and tutor assessment. Students will submit a portfolio which will include the evidence of their learning and a self-reflective learning journal. The final assessment includes a case study and presentation of the portfolio at viva.