What training is involved to be a psychotherapist and does it vary from college to college?
Courses do vary, as each training establishment is different. It is really important to find somewhere that offers good quality training and not to be attracted by cheaper courses that can be a false economy. It’s important to find a theory, which makes sense to you. We teach Transactional Analysis, which has a humanistic philosophy. We believe human beings are basically good and people are doing their best to get their needs met in the world; each person has value and worth and we are all equal as human beings. Transactional Analysis in itself has been about for about 60 years and is used in many areas including counselling, psychotherapy, education, parenting, management, and families. The training we offer is part time and we combine a counselling and a psychotherapy course, this means effectively you can achieve both a counselling diploma and become a qualified psychotherapist. To become UKCP recognised the course needs to be a minimum of four years in length. Students need to be i
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