ECPT Certificate in Counselling Skills & Theory
Tuesday Evenings for 20 Weeks from January
£700 plus VAT to be paid in 2 payments ( of £350 plus VAT ).
Join us for an in person 20 week Counselling Skills course at our Psychotherapy and Training Centre in Hull. This course is delivered by The Ellesmere Centre’s Training Team, and covers the following modules:
ECPT Counselling Skills Course Schedule
| Date | Subject | Trainer |
| 06-Jan | An Introduction to the Course – Group activites, Group contracting | Gemma |
| 13-Jan | An Intro to the Counselling Profession, Historical Overview, Limitations. | Gemma |
| 20-Jan | Contracting, counsellor – client agreeement | Gemma |
| 27-Jan | Listening Skills, Establishing Rapport | Hayley |
| Feb-26 | ||
| 03-Feb | Therapeutic Enquiry, Therapeutic Alliance | Hayley |
| 10-Feb | Questioning, Responding and Empathy | Hayley |
| 17-Feb | BREAK | Break |
| 24-Feb | Models of Therapy – Counselling Theory | Gemma |
| 03-Mar | Models of Therapy – Counselling Theory | Gemma |
| 10-Mar | Common mental Health Presentations , Anxiety, Depression, Trauma | Debbie |
| 17-Mar | Common mental Health Presentations OCD, Eating disorders continued | Debbie |
| 24-Mar | Assessment ,Identifying and Managing Risk | Hayley |
| 31-Mar | BREAK | |
| 07-Apr | BREAK | |
| 14-Apr | Managing Boundaries and Self Disclosure in the Therapeutic space | Hayley |
| 21-Apr | Ethics – Ethical Guidelines | Debbie |
| 28-Apr | Ethics continued – ethical dilemas | Debbie |
| 05-May | Counselling and EDI and Intersectionality | Chris |
| 12-May | Self awareness – use of self Transference and Countertransference | Debbie |
| 19-May | Reflective Practice and the use of Supervision | Gemma |
| 26-May | BREAK | |
| 02-Jun | Self Care and Professional Development | Gemma |
| 09-Jun | Ending session and presentations Break | Hayley & Debbie |
| 16-Jun | Ending Session and presentations | Gemma |
Assessment will take place throughout the training. However, the following need to be submitted to gain certification:
– Reflective journal that has been written weekly throughout the training
– A 1500 word Written Assignment
– Individual Presentation
– Successful completion of a skills practice assessment.
By buying your ticket via ticket tailor – you are committing to paying the full course amount of £700 ( + VAT ) at the dates stated above . And agree to ECPT’s Booking and Cancelation Policy .
First payment of £350 ( plus VAT ) at time of booking through Ticket Tailor
Last payment of £350 ( plus VAT ) will be invoiced and due by 28th November 2025
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