Learning and teaching on the course
You will explore some of the ideas from both humanistic and psychodynamic theory and how these ideas can help people find meaning in their lives. You will also engage in experiential work where you work in small groups within a ‘fishbowl’. This is where you work with a colleague from the course and other people in the group and the facilitator gives you feedback to help you develop your counselling skills.
We offer two start dates – September and February.
Both courses run over 12 weeks (excluding winter and spring break depending on which course you choose).
You'll be based at our Moulsecoomb campus in Brighton, from 5.30–8.30pm each week. For the first week you'll join us at 4.30pm when you will meet lecturers, have an introduction to the library and get to know the campus.
Why choose this course?
You will have the chance to explore what counselling skills are and how to use them to help people in a variety of settings where you are engaged in working with people. If you are intending to undertake either of the postgraduate diplomas in counselling at the University of Brighton, then this module will be invaluable in assisting you in your choice between the two courses that you might wish to study, and, in addition, enables you to explore the purpose and use of counselling skills.
Helpful reading
Casemore R. (2011) Person-Centred Counselling in a Nutshell
Hough M. and Tassoni P. (2021) Counselling Skills and Theory (5th Ed.)
Howard S. (2018) Psychodynamic Counselling in a Nutshell
McLeod J. (2018) Psychodynamic Counselling in Action (5th Ed.)
McLeod J. and McLeod J. (2022) Counselling Skills: Theory, Research and Practice (4th Ed.)
Tolan J. and Cameron R. (2016) Skills in Person-Centred Counselling (3rd Ed.).
Fees
The fees listed here are for the academic year 2025–26.
Home students 872 GBP
Overseas students 1,878 GBP