Counselling & Listening Skills (10-week online)

This course is for people who want to improve their understanding of counselling skills.

It is a 20-hour course delivered in 2 hour sessions over 10 weeks.

The course is open to all adults aged 18 and over who have little or no prior knowledge or experience of counselling and want a taste of counselling concepts and methods.

This course covers a range of topics will introduce you to the skills required in counselling and the theory that underpins the psychodynamic way of working.

Please note this is a 10-week online course and not a single event.

Tickets are for the whole 10-week course. A zoom link issued will be relevant for all sessions.

This course is delivered by an experienced tutor online in a virtual classroom where you will benefit from interactive sessions with your tutor and your fellow students.

Course Content

Some of the things the course will cover:

• What is counselling?

• Listening

• Active listening

• Getting the help you need

• Self-awareness

• Feelings

• Attachment

• Responding

• Paraphrasing

• Open questions

• Silence

• Boundaries

• Loss

• Change

• Endings

Key theorists explored:

• Freud

• Klein

• Winnicott

• Bowlby

• Jung

• Bion

Course Dates:
This is a 10-week online course.

Day: Thursday

Time: 18:30 – 20:30

Dates (one week break at half-term):

24th September 2026
1st October
8th October
15th October
22nd October

5th November
12th November
19th November
26th November
3rd December

The course has a minimum 80% attendance requirement to receive a Certificate of Attendance. We understand absences are sometimes unavoidable but can be disruptive to the group.

About Wessex Counselling & Psychotherapy Wessex Counselling & Psychotherapy was formed in 1983 to offer professional and affordable psychodynamic counselling and psychotherapy.

We offer a number of training courses including:

• Introduction to Counselling Skills

• Foundation Certificate in Psychodynamic Counselling Skills and Attitudes

• Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling

• Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

• Counselling Young People

• CPD events

For more details please visit https://wessexcp.co.uk/training/

Terms and Conditions

Your ticket is non-transferable.

Refunds of course fees will only be given in the following circumstances:

• If WCP cancels a course for any reason

• At the discretion of the Pre-Clinical Course Lead

WCP does not refund course fees because a student/trainee decides to stop attending.