Diploma in Integrative Counselling

BACP Accredited Course. Equivalent to a Level 5.

If you have completed the TAC Foundation Certificate in Counselling, or an equivalent certificate in counselling from another training institute, and are looking to qualify as a professional counsellor, our BACP Accredited Diploma in Integrative Counselling is your key to future success. This face-to-face, level 5 equivalent, part-time course runs over two years and offers a comprehensive range of teaching. You will be guided and mentored by highly experienced tutors who are committed to supporting you in understanding the different approaches to counselling, including Gestalt, Existential, Person Centred, Psychodynamic, Object Relations, Solution Focused, Transactional Analysis, and Transpersonal.

Our next course starts on 23rd April 2025. Courses can become oversubscribed, so we encourage early enrolment.

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Integrative Counselling Course Benefits:

All of our courses at TAC Training School are designed and run by specialists in the field. The Diploma in Integrative Counselling course allows those with a Foundation Certificate in Counselling, or an equivalent certificate in counselling from another training institute, to further their qualifications and train as a professional counsellor.

With our Diploma in Integrative Counselling, you will:

Become qualified to work as a counsellor through face-to-face teaching
Study a BACP Accredited Counselling Diploma Course. Successful graduates of BACP accredited courses can apply to join the BACP Register directly without having to sit the Certificate of Proficiency.
Learn about a range of humanistic, psychodynamic, and solution-focused approaches and how they apply within Petrūska Clarkson’s five-relationship model
Have the option to apply for an in-house counselling placement at The Awareness Centre, or an external placement from our list of providers, where you will gain clinical experience
Enhance your ability to provide both short and long-term therapy for a variety of presenting issues
Become confident in developing and maintaining a therapeutic relationship with clients and making more informed choices about appropriate counselling interventions, especially with the support of your tutors and supervisors
Develop awareness of conscious and unconscious motivators in counselling work
Create and develop your own philosophy and approach to integrative counselling
Deepen your personal development and get a better sense of yourself on the journey to becoming a qualified counsellor

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

If you have any questions about the training process, our team is here to answer them – big or small. Don’t hesitate to call us!

020 3051 8235

Counselling Placements

The Awareness Centre runs one of the biggest voluntary counselling placements in London. Students can apply for placements within our NHS Talking Therapies Services in Lambeth, Sutton and Wandsworth and at our Clapham Centre within our Low Cost Counselling Service. These placements support students’ training, allowing them to develop their clinical experience working with clients on a short and long-term basis, face-to-face and online. Our placements include clinical supervision and indemnity insurance for students.

We also offer access to a comprehensive list of external providers. Please note, some placement providers require students to apply for indemnity insurance.

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If you would like any further information, please contact the Training School team at [email protected] or call 020 3051 8235.

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Course Content Overview

The Diploma in Integrative Counselling is delivered in six modules across two years, which are designed to give you a comprehensive overview of becoming an integrative counsellor, how to develop a therapeutic relationship and how to integrate theory into practice by finding your own style as a therapist.

These modules include:

A comprehensive curriculum taught via theory lectures, seminars and weekend workshops
You’ll study Petrūska Clarkson’s relational model of therapy, which explores five facets of the therapeutic relationship:
- The working alliance
- The person-to-person or real relationship
- The transference/counter-transference relationship
- The developmentally needed or reparative relationship
- The transpersonal relationship
Therapeutic skills sessions and personal and professional development work
Opportunities for cultural, personal, group and theoretical reflection
Education about a range of presenting issues, including addiction, anxiety and depression, loss, risk, transcultural issues, gender and sexuality and diagnosis and medication.

Skills Workshops

In addition to the course modules, we offer a series of twelve skills workshops over the two year training, each facilitated by an experienced practitioner in the field.

Module 1:

Difference & Diversity
Anxiety & Depression

Module 2:

Working with Guilt & Shame
Medication, Diagnoses and Multidisciplinary Team

Module 3:

Suicide & Risk Assessment
Working with Addiction

Module 4:

Working with Gender and Sexuality
Working with Transcultural Issues

Module 5:

Neurodiversity
Working with Loss and Bereavement

Module 6:

Working with Dreams
Preparing for Private Practice

Integrative Counselling Course Assessment

The TAC Diploma in Integrative Counselling Course is assessed through a number of written assessments on top of personal therapy sessions and peer reviews. Your general progress and attendance will also be monitored on this course to ensure you have everything you need for your success in integrative counselling on completion of the course.

To complete the course you will be required to:

Attend 80% of the training
Demonstrate satisfactory progress in your ability to meet the demanding requirements of the course and your potential to carry out clinical work on placement
Show development of theoretical understanding and growth/awareness in counselling skills practice, personal development and group process. This will be measured through self-assessment and feedback from your tutor and peers
Complete and pass five written assignments (3,500 words each)
Attend end-of-module tutorials
Have 80 sessions of personal therapy with a qualified integrative practitioner
Complete a minimum of 150 supervised clinical practice hours.

Please note that time commitment is around 20 hours per week.

Academic Writing Assistance (Optional)

TAC works with Ash Phipps to give students access to tuition in academic writing. Ash has 10 years’ experience teaching study skills strategies to students who want to develop their writing skills and specialises in SpLDs (dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADHD, ADD, Autism).

For any further questions and fees, please call 020 3051 8235 or email [email protected]

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

If you have any questions about the training process, our team is here to answer them – big or small. Don’t hesitate to call us!

020 3051 8235

Course Fees

We are now interviewing. Courses can become oversubscribed, so we encourage early enrolment. Places on each intake will be offered to applicants on a first-come, first-served basis.

Daytime Course April 2025 – March 2027

Wednesdays, for two years

Dates: 23rd April 2025 – 24th March 2027
Time: Wednesdays 09:00 – 17:00
Location: TAC Clapham
Fee: Year 1 – £4,625, Year 2 – £4,625

Enrol today – Applications close 31st January 2025

All classes take place in CLAPHAM from 9am until 5pm unless stated otherwise

2025 MODULE 1	Wednesday (9am to 5pm)	Saturday (10am to 4pm)
Induction	23^rd April
Week 1	30^th April
Week 2	7^th May
Week 3	14^th May
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH DIFFERENCE & DIVERSITY with Bonny Allyson		17^th May
Week 4	21^st May
Week 5	28^th May
HALF TERM 31^st May – 6^th June
Week 6	11^th June
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION with Emma Leonce		14^th June
Week 7	18^th June (online)
Week 8	25^th June (online)
Week 9	2^nd July (online)
Week 10	9^th July

MODULE 2	Wednesday
Week 11	24^th September
Week 12	1^st October
Week 13	8^th October
Week 14	25^th October
WORKSHOP – DIAGNOSIS AND MEDICATION with Dr Soumitra Burman-Roy		18^th October
Week 15	22^nd October
HALF TERM 28^th October – 3^rd November
Week 16	5^th November
Week 17	12^th November
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH GUILT AND SHAME with Patrizia Vadala		15^th November
Week 18	19^th November
Week 19	26^th November
Week 20	3^rd December
2026
MODULE 3	Wednesday
Week 21	14^th January
Week 22	21^st January
WORKSHOP – SUICIDE AND RISK with Bonny Allyson		24^th January
Week 23	28^th January
Week 24	4^th February
Week 25	11^th February
HALF TERM 14^th February – 20^th February
Week 26	25^th February
Week 27	4^th March
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH GENDER AND SEXUALITY with Eleni Henderson		7^th March
Week 28	11^th March
Week 29	18^th March
Week 30	25^th March

MODULE 4	Wednesday
Week 31	22^nd April
Week 32	29^th April
Week 33	6^th May
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH TRANSCULTURAL ISSUES with Bonny Allyson		9^th May
Week 34	13^th May
Week 35	20^th May
HALF TERM 23^rd May – 29th May
Week 36	3^rd June
Week 37	10^th June
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH ADDICTION with Mirek Polanowski		13^th June
Week 38	17^th June
Week 39	24^th June
Week 40	1^st July

MODULE 5	Wednesday
Week 41	23^rd September
Week 42	30^th September
Week 43	7^th October
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH NEURODIVERSITY with Dianne Zaccheo		10^th October
Week 44	14^th October
Week 45	21^st October
HALF TERM 27^th October – 2^nd November
Week 46	4^th November
Week 47	11^th November
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH LOSS AND BEREAVEMENT with Mirek Polanowski		14^th November
Week 48	18^th November
Week 49	25^th November
Week 50	2^nd December
2027
MODULE 6	Wednesday
Week 51	13^th January
Week 52	20^th January
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH DREAMS with Emma Leonce		23^rd January
Week 53	27^th January
Week 54	3^rd February
Week 55	10^th February
HALF TERM 16^th February – 22^nd February
Week 56	24^th February
Week 57	3^rd March
Week 58	10^th March
Week 59	17^th March
WORKSHOP – PREPARING PRIVATE PRACTICE with Amy Launder		20^th March
Week 60	24^th March

Daytime Course April 2025 – March 2027

Thursdays, for two years

Dates: 24th April 2025 – 25th March 2027
Time: Thursdays 09:00 – 17:00
Location: TAC Clapham
Fee: Year 1 – £4,625, Year 2 – £4,625

ONLY FIVE SPACES LEFT!

Enrol today – Applications close 31st January 2025

All classes take place in CLAPHAM from 9am until 5pm unless stated otherwise

2025 MODULE 1	Thursdays (9am to 5pm)	Saturdays (10am to 4pm)
Induction	24^th April
Week 1	1^st May
Week 2	8^th May
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH DIFFERENCE & DIVERSITY with Bonny Allyson		10^th May
Week 3	15^th May
Week 4	22^nd May
Week 5	29^th May
HALF TERM 27^thOctober – 2^nd November
Week 6	12^th June
Week 7	19^th June (online)
Week 8	26^th June (online)
Week 9	3^rd July (online)
Week 10	10^th July
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION with Emma Leonce		12^th July

MODULE 2	THURSDAY
Week 11	25^th September
Week 12	2^nd October
Week 13	9^th October
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH GUILT AND SHAME with Patrizia Vadala		11^th October
Week 14	16^th October
Week 15	23^rd October
HALF TERM 28^th October – 3^rd November
Week 16	6^th November
Week 17	13^th November
Week 18	20^th November
WORKSHOP – DIAGNOSIS AND MEDICATION with Dr Soumitra Burman-Roy		22^nd November
Week 19	27^th November
Week 20	4^th December
2026
MODULE 3	THURSDAY
Week 21	15^th January
Week 22	22^nd January
Week 23	9^th January
WORKSHOP – SUICIDE AND RISK with Bonny Allyson		31^st January
Week 24	5^th February
Week 25	12^th February
HALF TERM 14th February – 20th February
Week 26	26^th February
Week 27	5^th March
Week 28	12^th March
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH GENDER AND SEXUALITY with Eleni Henderson		14^th March
Week 29	19^th March
Week 30	26^th March

MODULE 4	THURSDAY
Week 31	23^rd April
Week 32	30^th April
Week 33	7^th May
Week 34	14^th May
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH TRANSCULTURAL ISSUES with Bonny Allyson		16^th May
Week 35	21^st May 21
HALF TERM 23rd May – 29th May
Week 36	4^th June
Week 37	11^th June
Week 38	18^th June
Week 39	25^th June
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH ADDICTION with Mirek Polanowski		27^th June
Week 40	2^nd July

MODULE 5	THURSDAY
Week 41	24^th September
Week 42	1^st October
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH NEURODIVERSITY with Dianne Zaccheo		3^rd October
Week 43	8^th October
Week 44	15^th October
Week 45	22^nd October
HALF TERM 27^th October – 2^nd November
Week 46	5^th November
Week 47	12^th November
Week 48	19^th November
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH LOSS AND BEREAVEMENT with Mirek Polanowski		21^st November
Week 49	26^th November
Week 50	3^rd December
2027
MODULE 6	THURSDAY
Week 51	14^th January
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH DREAMS with Emma Leonce		16^th January
Week 52	21^st January
Week 53	28^th January
Week 54	4^th February
Week 55	11^th February
HALF TERM 16^th February – 22^nd February
Week 56	25^th February
Week 57	4^th March
Week 58	11^th March
WORKSHOP – PREPARING PRIVATE PRACTICE with Amy Launder		13^th March
Week 59	18^th March
Week 60	25^th March

Daytime Course April 2025 – March 2027

Fridays, for two years

Dates: 25th April 2025 – 26th March 2027
Time: Fridays 09:00 – 17:00
Location: TAC Tooting
Fee: Year 1 – £4,625, Year 2 – £4,625

ONLY ONE SPACE LEFT!

Enrol today – Applications close 31st January 2025

All classes take place in TOOTING from 9am until 5pm unless stated otherwise

2025 MODULE 1	Friday (9am to 5pm)	Sunday (10am to 4pm)
Induction	25^th April
Week 1	2^nd May
Week 2	9^th May
Week 3	16^th May
Week 4	23^rd May
Week 5	30^th May
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH DIFFERENCE & DIVERSITY with Bonny Allyson		1^st June
HALF TERM 31^st May – 6^th June
Week 6	13^th June
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION with Emma Leonce		15^th June
Week 7	20^th June
Week 8	27^th June
Week 9	4^th July
Week 10	11^th July

MODULE 2	FRIDAY
Week 11	26^th September
Week 12	3^rd October
Week 13	10^th October
WORKSHOP – DIAGNOSIS AND MEDICATION with Dr Soumitra Burman-Roy		12^th October
Week 14	17^th October
Week 15	24^th October
HALF TERM 28^th October – 3^rd November
Week 16	7^th November
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH GUILT AND SHAME with Patrizia Vadala		9^th November
Week 17	14^th November
Week 18	21^st November
Week 19	28^th November
Week 20	5^th December
2026
MODULE 3	FRIDAY
Week 21	16^th January
Week 22	23^rd January
WORKSHOP – SUICIDE AND RISK with Bonny Allyson		25^th January
Week 23	30^th January
Week 24	6^th February
Week 25	13^th February
HALF TERM 14^th February – 20^th February
Week 26	27^th February
Week 27	6^th March
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH GENDER AND SEXUALITY with Eleni Henderson		8^th March
Week 28	13^th March
Week 29	20^th March
Week 30	27^th March

MODULE 4	FRIDAY
Week 31	24^th April
Week 32	1^st May
Week 33	8^th May
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH TRANSCULTURAL ISSUES with Bonny Allyson		10^th May
Week 34	15^th May
Week 35	22^nd May
HALF TERM 23^rd May – 29^th May
Week 36	5^th June
Week 37	12^th June
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH ADDICTION with Mirek Polanowski		14^th June
Week 38	19^th June
Week 39	26^th June
Week 40	3^rd July

MODULE 5	FRIDAY
Week 41	25^th September
Week 42	2^nd October
Week 43	9^th October
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH NEURODIVERSITY with Dianne Zaccheo		11^th October
Week 44	16^th October
Week 45	23^rdOctober
HALF TERM 27^th October – 2nd November
Week 46	6^th November
Week 47	13^th November
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH LOSS AND BEREAVEMENT with Mirek Polanowski		15^th November
Week 48	20^th November
Week 49	27^th November
Week 50	4^th December
2027
MODULE 6	FRIDAY
Week 51	15^th January
Week 52	22^nd January
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH DREAMS with Elizabeth Betts		24^th January
Week 53	29^th January
Week 54	5^th February
Week 55	12^th February
HALF TERM 16^th February – 22nd February
Week 56	26^th February
Week 57	5^th March
Week 58	12^th March
Week 59	19^th March
WORKSHOP – PREPARING PRIVATE PRACTICE with Amy Launder		21^st March
Week 60	26^th March

Payment options

Full payment: Initial deposit of £500 required on course agreement. Balance payment £8750. Total – £9,250

Yearly payment: Year 1 – Initial deposit of £500 required on course agreement. Balance payment £4125. Year 2 – Full payment £4625. Total – £9,250

Monthly payment: Initial deposit of £500 required on course agreement. 24 x monthly instalments of £393.75 by direct debit. Total – £9,950. (This increased fee includes administration costs).

All fees are inclusive of 20% VAT. Deposits are non-refundable.

If you have any questions, give us a call to talk through course and payment plans on 020 3051 8235.

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Diploma in Integrative Counselling: Course FAQs

Is this course accredited by the BACP?

Yes, our Diploma in Integrative Counselling was accredited by BACP in May 2024. BACP is recognised as the leading accreditation body for training courses in counselling, so you can be confident that the course meets the highest professional standards.

Who does the teaching?

We ensure that all of our tutors are experienced counselling professionals. During the Diploma in Counselling course, you will attend face-to-face skills workshops and lectures provided by our specialist faculty members. We strive to provide you with the most valuable training experience possible. Find out more about the faculty here.

Who can apply for the Diploma in Integrative Counselling course?

Those who have previously completed the TAC Foundation Certificate in Counselling or an equivalent Certificate with another training organisation.

When does the Diploma in Integrative Counselling Course start?

This is a two-year, part-time course plus two one-day weekend workshops per term at one of our training locations in Clapham and Tooting, South London. This overall training makes up 450+ guided learning hours over two years. We have intakes starting every April and September, so there is always a course available to suit you.

When can I enrol on the Diploma in Integrative Counselling?

Our intakes start every September and April, so there is always availability for students wishing to enrol. Please complete the online enrolment form and a member of the training team will be in touch to discuss options and next steps.

What is an integrative approach in counselling?

An integrative approach to counselling involves looking beyond typical counselling perspectives and helping clients to learn more about the deep-rooted causes of their issues. During the course we will study different therapy models to give students a wide-reaching overview of varying specialist perspectives.

How much time can I expect to give to the course?

Taking into account background reading, attending lectures, workshops and personal therapy, as well as clinical work and supervision, you can expect the course to take up to 20 hours per week.

What’s involved in the enrolment process?

Submit the online enrolment form, which includes a personal statement. You will then be invited to an online interview with a senior member of the Training School team. The interview is structured to give all students a similar experience. You will be asked questions to ensure that you have a secure grounding in counselling skills, as well as the time availability and emotional maturity to be able to commit to making the course a success.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

If you have any questions about the training process, our team is here to answer them – big or small. Don’t hesitate to call us!

020 3051 8235

Student Reviews

Students on our Diploma in Integrative Counselling students have provided some great feedback on what developing your counselling skills can be like at The Awareness Centre. Read about their experience at The Awareness Centre Training School.

Mirek is a fine teacher. He is highly experienced; insightful, thought-provoking and calm. He also encouraged much individual self-reflection as well as ongoing discussion and debate within our group. All in all he provided a memorable, positive and exciting safe space for learning. Thank you Mirek.

S.D

I have been very happy with the quality of teaching and the support I have received from the team at The Awareness Centre so far, as a student on the Foundation in Counselling Course in 2020 and now the first year of the Diploma in Integrative Counselling. I particularly resonated with the empathy and unconditional positive regard offered by the tutors on this course. It has been a life-enriching experience for me, and I’m sure it will continue to be.

L.R

The Awareness Centre offers unique opportunities for students, including; course supervision, weekend workshops delivered by experienced practitioners, and the option to apply for a placement within the NHS. The Diploma is well structured with a good balance of theory, skills practice, and whole group processing, which is facilitated by the lead tutor over the course of two years.

L.T

Course Supervision (12 x Group and Individual): £75/mth, payable to your TAC Course Supervisor.
Student BACP Membership registration – £86 a year.
Personal Therapy – varies depending on Therapist.
Some placement providers require students to apply for indemnity insurance. The Awareness Centre placements include indemnity insurance for students.