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Application
for 25/26 Entry

MSc in Integrative Psychotherapy

MSc in Integrative Psychotherapy

🚩 11 Feb 2025: Please note this programme's pages are currently undergoing maintenance. 

Course Overview

The MSc in Integrative Psychotherapy offers a comprehensive exploration of psychotherapy as an intentional use of the therapeutic relationship. The course is grounded in psychodynamic theory and clinical practice, drawing on psychodynamic, humanistic, cognitive-behavioural, and systemic therapies alongside transtheoretical concepts of change.

Emphasising the therapeutic alliance as a co-constructed endeavour, the programme highlights the importance of self-reflective practice, self-understanding, and attunement. It explores both verbal and non-verbal dimensions of communication, viewing psychotherapy as a 'communicating cure' at multiple levels. Students are encouraged to develop their integrative models by combining various theoretical approaches and considering broader contextual impacts on individual identity.

Upon successful completion, students will be awarded:

  • MSc in Integrative Psychotherapy
  • Metanoia Clinical Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy leading to UKCP Registration

 

Teaching Methods

Teaching occurs through one intensive training weekend each month for a small cohort of around 16 students. Theoretical exploration is facilitated through seminar-style discussions, with practical skills developed in triads or fishbowl exercises. Group Process sessions enhance self-awareness and reflexivity.

 

Clinical Placements, Personal Therapy and Supervision

Clinical placements are facilitated by a dedicated Placement Coordinator, offering in-house opportunities at the Metanoia Counselling and Psychotherapy Service (MCPS) and 'Assessment Placements' for skill development. Remote work is permitted up to 30% of total hours. Clinical hours are meticulously recorded and reviewed to ensure students' readiness for therapeutic practice. Students will engage in 160 hours of personal therapy, 450 hours of clinical practice, 150 hours of supervision, and 140 hours of Mental Health familiarisation activities.

 

Course Summary

  • Field of Study: Integrative
  • Duration: 5 years
  • Start Dates: October 2025
  • Teaching Institution: Metanoia Institute
  • Awarding Institution: Middlesex University
  • Accrediting Professional Body: UKCP
  • Entry Requirements:
    • A UK Level 6 degree (or equivalent).
    • A Metanoia Certificate in Therapeutic Skills or an equivalent Certificate in Counselling qualification (or equivalent). This can be attained anytime up to the start of your programme.
    • For students whose first language is not English, an IELTS score of 7.0 (with a minimum of 6.5 in each component) is required unless you have a prior higher education qualification taught in English. We also offer a supportive process to establish equivalencies in qualifications or experience (APL/APEL). If you do not easily meet our Level 6 Degree requirements, please contact us to discuss options.
  • Location: In-Person at Metanoia Institute

 

Fees

Initial Fees

Annual Course Fees for 2024/2025

  • Year 1: £4,975
  • Year 2: £4,975
  • Year 3 (MSc Stage 1): £6,930
  • Year 4 (MSc Stage 2): £6,930
  • Year 5 (MSc Stage 3): £3,000

Diploma Only Fees for 2024/2025

  • Year 3 (Diploma only fee): £4,975 GBP
  • Year 4: (Diploma only fee): £4,975
  • Year 5: (Diploma only fee): £3,000

Annual Course Fees for 2025/2026

  • Year 1: £5,125
  • Year 2: £5,125
  • Year 3 (MSc Stage 1): £7,150
  • Year 4 (MSc Stage 2): £7,150
  • Year 5 (MSc Stage 3): £3,100

Diploma Only Fees for 2025/2026

  • Year 3 (Diploma only fee): £5,125 
  • Year 4 (Diploma only fee): £5,125 
  • Year 5 (Diploma only fee): £3,100 

 

Contact for Further Information:

  • Head of Programme: Dr John Hills
    Email: john.hills@metanoia.ac.uk
  • Academic Coordinator contact information: integrativeadmin@metanoia.ac.uk

 

This programme is validated and quality assured by Middlesex University and you will receive a Middlesex award on successful completion.

Middlesex University Programme Spec 

 

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ℹ️ Updated 13 Dec 2024



Testimonials

"Training at Metanoia Institute has been a genuinely transformative experience, both personally and professionally. I have done previous courses in the field of counselling and psychotherapy and none have come close to offering the level of support or the standard of teaching that I have experienced over the past four years. Reflecting on that experience, I believe that a great deal of effort and thought have been devoted to developing a program which delivers both academic excellence in the teaching of theory alongside a high level of personalised support which honours and celebrates individuality. I felt encouraged at every stage of the training not just to learn and research, but also to reflect on the personal influences which informed the development of my own unique, integrative model. There have certainly been challenges and sometimes the level of self-examination that is encouraged has been painful, but I have felt supported through these times by both my group and my tutors, and invariably have come through them feeling that they have provided the opportunity for learning and growth. For anyone considering a training in Integrative Psychotherapy, I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Metanoia. It is a significant commitment and one that will require you to make personal, professional and financial sacrifices but, as I prepare for the final stage of my training, there is no doubt in my mind that those sacrifices have been well worth the rewards."

Emily Cavendish, Completing Dissertation

"My years at Metanoia have been life-changing. Apart from the academic rigour, the learning I’ve achieved, and the excellent and supportive teaching, I feel I’ve changed personally. I have become more self-aware and conscious of others’ needs and feelings; more confident and self-assured in my relationships with others. It hasn’t been an easy process: the travel, the cost, the juggling day jobs and placements, the time needed to read and write essays and presentations – all this has stretched me to the limit. But it was worth it. I am now able to count several classmates/colleagues as friends. And the tutors have been inspirational. I would recommend Metanoia to anyone who really wants an emotionally transformative, as well as educational experience. It has certainly prepared me for the work I want to do."

Steve Banfield, Completing Disertation

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