In response to the growing demand for effective counselling and psychotherapeutic practices, we offer a course through which qualified therapists can build knowledge within certain areas of interest, supporting the development of specialism and identity within the profession. 

 

If you already hold a postgraduate diploma in counselling or psychotherapy, this one-year top-up course gives you the opportunity to obtain a masters qualification by studying two research modules.

 

As part of this course, you’ll:

• Look at the relationship between research and the development of practice in the field
• Be introduced to the appropriate methods of research in psychotherapy and use this knowledge to form a research proposal
• Understand how to use techniques and tools from different modalities to tailor an individual approach to your research topic
• Complete a dissertation detailing your own research process and findings on a subject area of your choice relating to counselling practice