Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

The Institute of Counselling was founded in 1985 as a Christian based, not for profit independent educational body. It is committed to promoting pastoral care throughout the services it provides.

The Aims of the Institute of Counselling are:

The Institute provides a wide range of counselling and related courses. Students enrol with assurance and confidence on our quality courses, which are fully backed by the experience and resources of the Institute of Counselling.

In its early years the Institute offered only courses in Clinical and Pastoral Counselling, within a pastoral context. Since 1985, over 18,000 students from the UK and overseas have enrolled on these courses.

In recent years, has also produced a selection of further courses which follow the clinical person-centred approach developed by Carl Rogers and others.

The Institute is committed to providing counselling skills training to all who will benefit from the courses. On this basis a non-discriminatory policy is operated with regard to students' background, culture, ethnic origin, gender, age or creed.

Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

The Diploma Course covers similar aspects to the Certificate Course but takes you further into the therapy techniques.

*CBT is the NHS preferred therapy approach.

The aim is to provide further training in applying the principles of CBT*. It is designed for individuals, especially those of you in the healthcare profession, who wish to practise CBT by enhancing counselling effectiveness through the provision of case studies, illustrations, practical activities and assignments.

The Diploma Course consists of two modules, each containing 10 lessons, 5 tutorial-marked assignments and a text book. The completion of module one leads to the award of the Certificate, and completion of module two leads to the award of the Diploma.