CPCAB Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies
Course Length:
24 Sessions
Course Price:
£1,080 per person
(+£189 CPCAB Reg Fee)
Course Timing:
Wednesdays 5:45pm-9:30pm
Course Location:
Online via Zoom
Start/End Date:
September 2026
Awarding Body:
CPCAB
Essential Course Information:
Course Summary
This qualification is intended for candidates who have already acquired a recognised qualification in counselling skills and want to:
- Take the next step in training to become a counsellor
- Learn more about counselling theory, ethics and mental health
This qualification does not lead to employment. It is designed as a pre-practitioner training for professional counselling qualifications, but it could also lead to employment in a related field.
What can you do with a level 3 counselling qualification?
- Take the next step in training to become a counsellor
- Learn more about counselling theory, ethics and mental health
This qualification does not lead to employment. It is designed as a pre-practitioner training for professional counselling qualifications, but it could also lead to employment in a related field.
What can you do with a level 3 counselling qualification?
Topics Covered
By the end of the course, candidates shall have greater awareness, understanding and skills in enabling them to:
- Prepare to work within an ethical framework for counselling
- Understand the counselling relationship
- Understand difference and diversity issues to develop empathic understanding
- Work within a user-centred approach to counselling
- Use counselling theory to develop self-awareness in counselling practice
- Understand theories of counselling and mental health
- Use feedback, reflection and supervision to support counselling studies
- Prepare to work within an ethical framework for counselling
- Understand the counselling relationship
- Understand difference and diversity issues to develop empathic understanding
- Work within a user-centred approach to counselling
- Use counselling theory to develop self-awareness in counselling practice
- Understand theories of counselling and mental health
- Use feedback, reflection and supervision to support counselling studies
Entry Requirements
To be eligible for this course, you must either:
- Have completed (or be due to complete) the CPCAB Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills or
- Have undertaken equivalent recognised counselling training of at least 90 hours and above.
Students must also be aged 19 or over.
- Have completed (or be due to complete) the CPCAB Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills or
- Have undertaken equivalent recognised counselling training of at least 90 hours and above.
Students must also be aged 19 or over.
Assessment Process
Students are assessed through short written tasks (e.g. a weekly reflective journal), case presentations and professional practice presentations.
Further Training
Upon completion of this course, students are eligible to apply for the CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
How to Apply
To apply for this course, click the 'Apply Now' button on this page, or head to our application form here.
Upcoming Course Dates
Starting September 2026 (Online via Zoom - Wednesdays 5:45pm to 9:30pm):
Wednesday 9th September 2026
Wednesday 16th September 2026
Wednesday 23rd September 2026
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