Diploma in Integrative Counselling

BACP Accredited Course. Equivalent to a Level 4/5.

If you have completed the TAC Foundation Certificate in Counselling, or an equivalent certificate in counselling, and are looking to qualify as a professional counsellor, our BACP Accredited Diploma in Integrative Counselling offers a clear path to professional practice. This part-time, face-to-face comprehensive course runs over two years and is equivalent to Level 4/5.

You’ll be guided and mentored by expert tutors and explore a wide range of approaches to counselling, including Gestalt, Existential, Person Centred, Psychodynamic, Object Relations, Solution Focused, Transactional Analysis, and Transpersonal. As part of your training, you’ll also gain valuable clinical experience through an in-house counselling placement within The Awareness Centre’s NHS and Low-Cost counselling services. Learn more about our placements.

The next courses begin in April 2026. Courses can become oversubscribed, so we encourage early enrolment.

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 for TAC Training School Students

The Awareness Centre runs one of the biggest voluntary counselling placements in London. The Awareness Centre Training School students can apply for placements within our NHS Talking Therapies Services in Lambeth, Sutton and Wandsworth and at our Clapham and Tooting Centres 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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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

Courses

Our September 2025 courses are now full. The next courses begin in April 2026. 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 2026 – March 2028

Tuesdays, for two years

Dates: 14th April 2026 – 21st March 2028
Time: Tuesdays 09:00 – 17:00
Location: TAC Nine Elms
Fee: Year 1 – £4,625, Year 2 – £4,625

LAST TWO PLACES REMAINING – ENROL TODAY

All classes take place in NINE ELMS from 9am until 5pm unless stated otherwise. Please note dates are subject to change.

2026 MODULE 1	TUESDAY (9am to 5pm)	Saturday (10am to 4pm)
INDUCTION (1.30pm start)	14^th April
Week 1	21^st April
Week 2	28^th April
Week 3	5^th May
Week 4	12^th May
Week 5	19^th May
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH DIFFERENCE & DIVERSITY		24^th May
Week 6	2^nd June
Week 7	9^th June
Week 8	16^th June
Week 9	23^rd June
Week 10	30^th June
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION		4^th July

MODULE 2	TUESDAY (9am to 5pm)	Saturday (10am to 4pm)
Week 11	22^nd September
Week 12	29^th September
Week 13	6^th October
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH GUILT AND SHAME		10^th October
Week 14	13^th October
Week 15	20^th October
Week 16	3^rd November
Week 17	10^th November
Week 18	17^th November
WORKSHOP – DIAGNOSIS AND MEDICATION		21^st November
Week 19	24^th November
Week 20	1^st December

2027 MODULE 3	TUESDAY (9am to 5pm)	Saturday (10am to 4pm)
Week 21	12^th January
Week 22	19^th January
Week 23	26^th January
Week 24	2^nd February
Week 25	9^th February
WORKSHOP – SUICIDE AND RISK ASSESSMENT		13^th February
Week 26	23^rd February
Week 27	2^nd March
Week 28	9^th March
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH GENDER AND SEXUALITY		6^th March
Week 29	16^th March
Week 30	23^rd March

MODULE 4	TUESDAY
Week 31	20^th April
Week 32	27^th April
Week 33	4^th May
Week 34	11^th May
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH TRANSCULTURAL ISSUES		15^th May
Week 35	18^th May
Week 36	25^th May
Week 37	8^th June
Week 38	15^th June
Week 39	22 June
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH ADDICTION		26^th June
Week 40	29^th June

MODULE 5	TUESDAY (9am to 5pm)	Saturday (10am to 4pm)
Week 41	21^st September
Week 42	28^th September
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH NEURODIVERSITY		2^nd October
Week 43	5^th October
Week 44	12^th October
Week 45	19^th October
Week 46	2^nd November
Week 47	9^th November
Week 48	16^th November
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH LOSS AND BEREAVEMENT		20^th November
Week 49	23^rd November
Week 50	30^th November

2028 MODULE 6	TUESDAY (9am to 5pm)	Saturday (10am to 4pm)
Week 51	11^th January
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH DREAMS		15^th January
Week 52	18^th January
Week 53	25^th January
Week 54	1^st February
Week 55	8^th February
Week 56	22^nd February
Week 57	29^th February
Week 58	7^th March
WORKSHOP – PREPARING PRIVATE PRACTICE		11^th March
Week 59	14^th March
Week 60	21^st March

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Daytime Course April 2026 – March 2028

Wednesdays, for two years

Dates: 15th April 2026 – 22nd March 2028
Time: Wednesdays 09:00 – 17:00
Location: TAC Nine Elms
Fee: Year 1 – £4,625, Year 2 – £4,625

LAST FIVE PLACES REMAINING – ENROL TODAY

All classes take place in NINE ELMS from 9am until 5pm unless stated otherwise. Please note dates are subject to change.

2026 MODULE 1	WEDNESDAY (9am to 5pm)	Sunday (10am to 4pm)
INDUCTION (1.30pm start)	15^th April
Week 1	22^nd April
Week 2	29 April
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH DIFFERENCE & DIVERSITY		3^rd May
Week 3	6^th May
Week 4	13^th May
Week 5	2^nd May
Week 6	3^rd June
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION		7^th June
Week 7	10^th June
Week 8	17^th June
Week 9	24^th June
Week 10	1^st July

MODULE 2	WEDNESDAY	Sunday
Week 11	23^rd September
Week 12	30^th September
Week 13	7^th October
Week 14	14^th October
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH GUILT AND SHAME		18^th October
Week 15	21^st October
Week 16	4^th November
Week 17	11^th November
Week 18	18^th November
WORKSHOP – DIAGNOSIS AND MEDICATION		22^nd November
Week 19	25^th November
Week 20	2^nd December

2027 MODULE 3	WEDNESDAY	SUNDAY
Week 21	13^th January
Week 22	20^th January
Week 23	27^th January
Week 24	3^rd February
Week 25	10^th February
WORKSHOP – SUICIDE AND RISK ASSESSMENT		14^th February
Week 26	24^th February
Week 27	3^rd March
Week 28	10^th March
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH GENDER AND SEXUALITY		14^th March
Week 29	17^th March
Week 30	24^th March

MODULE 4	WEDNESDAY	SUNDAY
Week 31	21^st April
Week 32	28^th April
Week 33	5^th May
Week 34	12^th May
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH TRANSCULTURAL ISSUES		16^th May
Week 35	19^th May
Week 36	26^th May
Week 37	9^th June
Week 38	16^th June
Week 39	23^rd June
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH ADDICTION		27^th June
Week 40	30^th June

MODULE 5	WEDNESDAY	SUNDAY
Week 41	22^nd September
Week 42	29^th September
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH NEURODIVERSITY		3^rd October
Week 43	6^th October
Week 44	13^th October
Week 45	2^nd October
Week 46	3^rd November
Week 47	10^th November
Week 48	17^th November
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH LOSS AND BEREAVEMENT		21^st November
Week 49	24^th November
Week 50	1^st December

2028 MODULE 6	WEDNESDAY	SUNDAY
Week 51	12^th January
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH DREAMS		16^th January
Week 52	19^th January
Week 53	26^th January
Week 54	2^nd February
Week 55	9^th February
Week 56	23^rd February
Week 57	1^st March
Week 58	8^th March
WORKSHOP – PREPARING PRIVATE PRACTICE		12^th March
Week 59	15^th March
Week 60	22 March

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Daytime Course April 2026 – March 2028

Mondays, for two years

Dates: 13th April 2026 – 22nd March 2028
Time: Mondays 09:00 – 17:00
Location: TAC Nine Elms
Fee: Year 1 – £4,625, Year 2 – £4,625

LAST SIX PLACES REMAINING – ENROL TODAY

All classes take place in NINE ELMS from 9am until 5pm unless stated otherwise. Please note dates and venue are subject to change.

2026	Monday (9am to 5pm)	Saturday (10am to 4pm)
MODULE 1	MONDAY	Saturday
INDUCTION	13th April (1.30pm start)
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH DIFFERENCE & DIVERSITY		18th April
Week 1	20 April
Week 2	27 April
Week 3	11 May
Week 4	18 May
HALF TERM 25th May – 29th May
Week 5	01 June
Week 6	08 June
Week 7	15 June
Week 8	22 June
Week 9	29 June
Week 10	06 July
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION		11th July

MODULE 2	MONDAY	Saturday (10am to 4pm)
Week 11	21 September
Week 12	28 September
Week 13	05 October
Week 14	12 October
Week 15	19 October
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH GUILT AND SHAME		24th October
HALF TERM 26th October – 30th October
Week 16	02 November
Week 17	09 November
Week 18	16 November
Week 19	23 November
Week 20	30 November
WORKSHOP – DIAGNOSIS AND MEDICATION		5th December

2027
MODULE 3	MONDAY	Saturday (10am to 4pm)
Week 21	11 January
Week 22	18 January
Week 23	25 January
Week 24	01 February
Week 25	08 February
WORKSHOP – SUICIDE AND RISK ASSESSMENT		20th February
HALF TERM 15th February – 19th February
Week 26	22 February
Week 27	01 March
Week 28	08 March
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH GENDER AND SEXUALITY		13th March
Week 29	15 March
Week 30	22 March

MODULE 4	MONDAY
Week 31	19 April
Week 32	26 April
Week 33	10 May
Week 34	17 May
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH TRANSCULTURAL ISSUES		08 May
Week 35	24 May
HALF TERM 31st May – 4th June
Week 36	07 June
Week 37	14 June
Week 38	21 June
Week 39	28 June
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH ADDICTION		03 July
Week 40	05 July

MODULE 5	MONDAY	Saturday (10am to 4pm)
Week 41	20 September
Week 42	27 September
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH NEURODIVERSITY		02 October
Week 43	04 October
Week 44	11 October
Week 45	18 October
HALF TERM 25th October – 29th October
Week 46	01 November
Week 47	08 November
Week 48	15 November
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH LOSS AND BEREAVEMENT		20 November
Week 49	22 November
Week 50	29 November

2028
MODULE 6	MONDAY	Saturday (10am to 4pm)
Week 51	10 January
Week 52	17 January
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH DREAMS		22 January
Week 53	24 January
Week 54	31 January
Week 55	07 February
HALF TERM 14th February – 18th February
Week 56	21 February
Week 57	28 February
Week 58	06 March
WORKSHOP – PREPARING PRIVATE PRACTICE		11 March
Week 59	13 March
Week 60	22 March

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Evening Course April 2026 – March 2028

Mondays & Wednesdays, for two years

Dates: 20th April 2026 – 22nd March 2028
Time: Mondays & Wednesdays 18:00 – 21:30
Location: TAC Nine Elms
Fee: Year 1 – £4,625, Year 2 – £4,625

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All classes take place in NINE ELMS from 6pm until 9.30pm unless stated otherwise. Please note dates and venue are subject to change.


2026 MODULE 1	MONDAY (6pm – 9.30pm)	WEDNESDAY (6pm – 9.30pm)	SUNDAY (10am – 4pm)
INDUCTION		15 April
Week 1	20 April	22 April
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH DIFFERENCE & DIVERSITY			26th April
Week 2	27 April	29 April
Week 3	11 May	13 May
Week 4	18 May	20 May
HALF TERM 25th May – 29th May
Week 5	01 June	03 June
Week 6	08 June	10 June
Week 7	15 June	17 June
Week 8	22 June	24 June
Week 9	29 June	01 July
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION			5th July
Week 10	06 July	08 July

MODULE 2	MONDAY	WEDNESDAY	SUNDAY
Week 11	21 September	23 September
Week 12	28 September	30 September
Week 13	05 October	07 October
Week 14	12 October	14 October
Week 15	19 October	21 October
HALF TERM 26th October – 30th October
Week 16	02 November	04 November
WORKSHOP – DIAGNOSIS AND MEDICATION			8th November
Week 17	09 November	11 November
Week 18	16 November	18 November
Week 19	23 November	25 November
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH GUILT AND SHAME			29th November
Week 20	30 November	02 December
2027
MODULE 3	MONDAY	WEDNESDAY	SUNDAY
Week 21	11 January	13 January
WORKSHOP – SUICIDE AND RISK			17th January
Week 22	18 January	20 January
Week 23	25 January	27 January
Week 24	01 February	03 February
Week 25	08 February	10 February
HALF TERM 15th February – 19th February
Week 26	22 February	24 February
Week 27	01 March	03 March
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH ADDICTION			7th March
Week 28	08 March	10 March
Week 29	15 March	17 March
Week 30	22 March	24 March

MODULE 4	MONDAY	WEDNESDAY	SUNDAY
Week 31	19 April	21 April
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH TRANSCULTURAL ISSUES			25th April
Week 32	26 April	28 April
Week 33	10 May	12 May
Week 34	17 May	19 May
Week 35	24 May	26 May
HALF TERM 31st May – 4th June
Week 36	07 June	09 June
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH GENDER AND SEXUALITY			13th June
Week 37	14 June	16 June
Week 38	21 June	23 June
Week 39	28 June	30 June
Week 40	05 July	07 July

MODULE 5	MONDAY	WEDNESDAY	SUNDAY
Week 41	20 September	22 September
Week 42	27 September	29 September
Week 43	04 October	06 October
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH NEURODIVERSITY			10th October
Week 44	11 October	13 October
Week 45	18 October	20 October
HALF TERM 25th October – 29th October
Week 46	01 November	03 November
Week 47	08 November	10 November
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH LOSS AND BEREAVEMENT			14th November
Week 48	15 November	17 November
Week 49	22 November	24 November
Week 50	29 November	01 December
2028
MODULE 6	MONDAY	WEDNESDAY	SUNDAY
Week 51	10 January	12 January
Week 52	17 January	19 January
WORKSHOP – WORKING WITH DREAMS			23rd January
Week 53	24 January	26 January
Week 54	31 January	02 February
Week 55	07 February	09 February
HALF TERM 14th February – 18th February
Week 56	21 February	23 February
WORKSHOP – PREPARING PRIVATE PRACTICE			27th February
Week 57	28 February	01 March
Week 58	06 March	08 March
Week 59	13 March	15 March
Week 60	20 March	22 March

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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. Your statutory rights remain unaffected and are detailed in the contract you will receive upon enrolment.

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

FIND OUT MORE

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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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, Nine Elms 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.

I was a bit hesitant applying for this course as I did not know the institute too well. So far, finishing my first term, I have really enjoyed it! I particularly like the practical approach the course has. There are a lot of group discussions and opportunities to express different views and questions. No regrets!

S.R

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

I found the Gestalt therapeutic model very much inline with my idea of a healthy soul. It takes a holistic approach to mental health and well being. My theory tutor Patrizia was very good in teaching this model. I found her warm and pleasant. She was also very patient and accomodating in modeling how the Gestalt model works in a therapist and client counselling session which helped bring theory and practice together.

A.A

Course Supervision (12 x Group and Individual): £75/mth, payable to your TAC Course Supervisor.
Student BACP Membership registration – £92 a year.
Personal Therapy – varies depending on Therapist.
Some placement providers require students to apply for indemnity insurance. We include indemnity insurance for students on placement with The Awareness Centre’s low cost and nhs counselling services.