Counselling is always pitched to be a complicated, convoluted process that only extensively trained therapists can deliver.

I call bulls$*t.

When you listen to your friend or family member go through a tough time, or you are struggling with some coworkers at work, I'm sure you listen empathetically and validate their feelings - what kind of support would you be if you didn't? You are already doing counselling - but, could you be more intentional and confident in your approach using proven methods and skills that counselors themselves use? ABSOLUTELY.

This course is designed to support you as a beginning practitioner, empathizer, friend, family member, community worker or academic in understanding the background of counselling principles and subsequently using tried and tested theories, therapeutic interventions and tools to support your clients through a counselling process.

This course is designed to be concise and to the point and in just under 4 hours, you will be able to:

• Define counselling practice

• Identify inherent skills required to engage in counselling practice

• Develop your own reflective practice

• Understand and practice active listening skills

• Be advised on what will kill your counselling session

• Describe Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Gestalt therapy, Mindfulness, Task Centred approaches and more!

• Identify the foundations of counselling practice and the underpinning theories

• Recognise the importance of implementation of for psycho-emotional growth and development

• Be introduced to tried and tested tools which work when engaging with clients in a counselling environment

• Create your own practice framework for working with your clients

And much more!

Following this course, you will be able to deliver all of the above in a confident manner with clients and loved ones alike.

So who is this course for?

• Beginning practitioners in allied health

• Community care workers looking to expand their knowledge and understanding

• People who want a step by step system which works

• Individuals with loved ones who have experienced challenges and would like to support them in an informed way

• Individuals with an interest in counselling practice

• Individuals who was to increase their confidence and knowledge of delivering a counselling practice