• Welcome by Programme Manager:

Hey. I'm Ben and I am lucky enough to work with a team of exceptional lecturers to deliver our BACP accredited gold standard diploma. We continually strive to ensure that this course enables you to become the counsellor you can be, and equips you to work in an ethical and independent way. I also know how life changing this training can be. Looking forward to working with you all.

• Modules:

Counselling Psychology

Counselling Practice

Personal and Professional Development 

These modules are repeated in the 2nd year.

• Books list:

A Selection of Key Texts for Counselling Diploma

Counselling Practice

Cooper, M (2019) Integrating Counselling & Psychotherapy: Directionality, Synergy and Social Change. London: Sage

Cooper, M (2013) The Handbook of Person-Centred Psychotherapy and Counselling. London: Bloomsbury

British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (2021) Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions. Leicestershire: BACP

Kirschenbaum, H & Land Henderson, V (1989) (Eds) The Carl Rogers Reader. New York: Houghton Mifflin

Mearns, D & Thorne, B (2013) Person Centred Counselling in Action. London: Sage

Mearns, D & Cooper, M (2005) Working in Relational Depth in Counselling & Psychotherapy. London: Sage

Rogers, C (1951) Client Centred Therapy. London: Constable

Tolan, J & Cameron, R (2016) Skills in Person-Centred Counselling and Therapy. London: Sage

Personal Development

Axline, A. (1966) Dibs – In Search of Self. New York: Victor Gollanz

Rogers, C (1961) On Becoming a Person. London: Constable

Tolle, E (2000) The Power of Now. London: Hodder and Stoughton

Rose, C (2008) The Personal Development Group: The Students’ Guide. London: Routledge

Professional Development

British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (2021) Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions. Leicestershire: BACP

Bond, T. (2000) Standards and Ethics for Counselling in Action. London: Sage

Cooper, M, O’Hara, M, Schmid,P, Wyatt, J (2007) (

• Recommendations for reading/watching/listening over the summer:

Whatever you watch, read, listen to, experience...  reflect on what it means to you and why...