Professional Development Courses in London
Special circumstances can require specialist training. Further your knowledge and understanding with these helpful classes that focus on specific, often demanding topics and aspects of therapy. From working with autism to dealing with addiction, learn how to provide effective counselling in the face of complicated and testing situations, acquiring new skills, knowledge and approaches to use in your professional work.
Who are these courses for?
Due to the specialist nature of our professional development programme, these CPD courses are only open to trained counsellors, counselling trainees studying at Level 4 or above, or employed helping professional such as nurses and healthcare workers.
If you would like to discuss your suitability for our CPD courses please do not hesitate to call us on 020 7492 2530 (Monday-Friday between 9am-4pm) or email us at counselling@citylit.ac.uk.
If you are not a professional or you are at an early stage in your counselling training (below, or at the start of level 4), we have a range of courses for a more general audience, exploring themes related to counselling, mental health and psychology. Please visit our general counselling course page to view our wider programme.
Choosing your course
Courses at City Lit are designed to facilitate part-time adult learning. Courses run daytimes, evenings and weekends, at our main site on Keeley Street in Covent Garden, which is easily accessible via the tube or bus.
Many of our courses are delivered online. For more information about our live online courses, please see our guide to online learning.
BACP Membership tutors
Our tutors are qualified and practising psychotherapists and counsellors with extensive experience, and members of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. So, in addition to providing you with top quality counselling tuition, you can also benefit from their working knowledge of counselling practise.
Got a question? Contact our counselling team on 020 7492 2530 (Monday-Friday, between 9am–4pm) or email counselling@citylit.ac.uk.
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Working with addiction
Course Date: Sun 27 Sep 2020
Location on this date: OnlineHow do you work with clients who have alcohol or substance misuse problems? You will be encouraged to draw on your existing skills and experiences to learn new ways of working with addiction such as 'motivational interviewing'. This course is aimed at counsellors, other helping professionals and trainees. It is not aimed at people seeking help for the specific course subjects.
This course will be delivered online. For more information please see our guide to online learning.Full fee: £99.00Senior fee: £79.00Concession: £60.00 -
Using Games & Icebreakers in Groups
Course Date: Sat 3 Oct 2020
Location on this date: OnlineDo you facilitate groups? Do you want to learn more about using a wide variety of games and icebreakers in group settings? Then this is the course for you.
This course will be delivered online. For more information please see our guide to online learning.Full fee: £99.00Senior fee: £79.00Concession: £60.00 -
Working with bereavement and loss
Course Date: Fri 16 Oct 2020
Location on this date: OnlineWe'll use the theories of Bowlby, Winnicott and Klein to explore your reactions to bereavement and loss, and increase your ability to help others work through their reactions. This course is aimed at counsellors, other helping professionals and trainees. It is not aimed at people seeking help for the specific course subjects.
This course will be delivered online. For more information please see our guide to online learning.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £55.00Concession: £42.00 -
Working with couples: an introduction
Course Date: Sat 24 Oct 2020
Location on this date: OnlineThis unique CPD opportunity is aimed at therapists, relationship coaches, helping professionals and trainees who wish to understand the challenge of relationship work. It will benefit you, your client group and prepare you for further training.
This course will be delivered online. For more information please see our guide to online learning.Full fee: £129.00Senior fee: £103.00Concession: £88.00 -
Working with anger
Course Date: Fri 27 Nov 2020
Location on this date: OnlineAnger as a core feeling seeks to communicate and is not something to be aimlessly expressed or hidden. Understand it better and help your clients give a clear and coherent voice to their anger. Suitable for therapists, helping professionals and trainees. This course is aimed at counsellors, other helping professionals and trainees. It is not aimed at people seeking help for the specific course subjects.
This course will be delivered online. For more information please see our guide to online learning.Full fee: £89.00Senior fee: £71.00Concession: £54.00
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