Psychology & counselling
We have a long-standing experience in offering a wide range of psychology, personal development and counselling courses. Courses range from introductory to professional levels of training and our experienced tutors are committed to personal and professional development themselves. Every year we introduce new courses, ensuring that there’s always something different to try.
Thinking about a career in counselling? Read a Q&A with Build tutor Delrose Bowes.
Contact our counselling team on 020 7492 2530 Monday-Friday between 10am-5pm.
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Social psychology
Course Date: Thu 1 Nov 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetHuman-beings are inherently social and exist in complex interdependencies with each other. This has both psychological benefits and costs. How are we to understand these and other psychological dimensions of our social being?Full fee: £179.00Senior fee: £179.00Concession: £90.00 -
Using art in therapy
Course Date: Sat 3 Nov 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetSome experiences are beyond words. Using expressive arts, learn how to help your clients explore and process difficult emotions and experiences through drama, music, movement, poetry, art and masks.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £69.00Concession: £42.00 -
Psychology of wellbeing
Course Date: Sat 3 Nov 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThe term “wellbeing” is a familiar one, but what do the psychologists say? This course explores definitions and concepts of wellbeing from a psychological perspective in the context of both life and work. There will be opportunity for self-reflection and application.Full fee: £129.00Senior fee: £103.00Concession: £88.00 -
Mental health and ethnicity
Course Date: Sun 11 Nov 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetSeveral recent studies have highlighted the differences in how mental ill-health affects different communities and in how services respond. Sometimes cultural factors can play a part in how we react to stress and ill-health and this course will explore some of these issues.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £55.00Concession: £42.00 -
Introduction to Gestalt counselling
Course Date: Sat 24 Nov 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street'Lose your head and come to your senses', recommended Fritz Perls, founder of the Gestalt approach. The emphasis is on being fully present in the here and now using role play, movement, body awareness and more.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £69.00Concession: £42.00 -
Autism awareness
Course Date: Sat 1 Dec 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetMuch autism is unidentified or misdiagnosed. When this occurs autistic clients can be thought of as stuck, resistant or challenging rather than simply autistic. Understanding autism can enable you to better understand such people and help them navigate a path to success.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £55.00Concession: £42.00 -
Introduction to systemic family constellations
Course Date: Sat 1 Dec 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetAn experiential introduction to this profoundly healing way of revealing hidden dynamics in family and other systems, and for resolving the personal issues that lie behind them. Please read the full course outline before enrolling. This course is aimed at counsellors, other helping professionals and trainees.Full fee: £159.00Senior fee: £127.00Concession: £80.00 -
Introduction to unconscious bias
Course Date: Fri 7 Dec 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street“We all see only that which we are trained to see.” Robert Anton Wilson.
We will explore how unconscious bias works in our personal lives and as therapists and begin to unveil these beliefs.
Full fee: £119.00Senior fee: £95.00Concession: £81.00 -
Psychology of leadership
Course Date: Tue 15 Jan 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThis course is for leaders or those with an interest in leadership, its theories and practices. As well as psychological theory there will be opportunities for self-awareness, reflection and personal development.Full fee: £179.00Senior fee: £143.00Concession: £122.00 -
Counselling: an introduction
Course Date: Tue 15 Jan 2019 (and 19 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetEnhance your personal skills, learn more about yourself and take your first step in counselling training on this primarily experiential course, underpinned by the theory of the person centred approach. Please note that students who do not attend at least one of the first two sessions will forfeit their place and lose their fee. This course is exempt from our usual refund and transfer policy, therefore if you change your mind and would like a refund you must request this at least 3 week before the course is due to start. We charge an admin fee of 20% (minimum £10) per refund processed. We will not give you a refund for this course if we receive your request less than 3 weeks before the course starts or once the course has started.Full fee: £229.00Senior fee: £183.00Concession: £140.00 -
Certificate in counselling skills
Course Date: Sat 19 Jan 2019 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThe application process for PC310 is now open. Please email [email protected] to request an application pack.
The course fee is £800, plus an upfront fee of £1099 payable at the time of your enrolment.
If you’re unable to pay the course fee upfront, you can choose to apply for an Advanced Learner Loan from the Student Loans Company to help cover the cost, repayable after the course ends. You can find more information about the Advanced Learner Loan bildutrapagaran.info/advanced-learner-loans
If you’re unable to pay the upfront fee, you can talk to our Information, Advice and Guidance team who will advise you on other financial support available. You can contact the Advice and Guidance Team by phone on 020 7492 2500 or by email: [email protected]
For more information, please call Psychology, counselling and personal development on 020 7492 2530.Full fee: £1,899.00Senior fee: £1,899.00Concession: £1,899.00 -
Introduction to DBT (dialectical behaviour therapy)
Course Date: Sun 3 Feb 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetAn experiential introduction to the 4 modules of mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness. Emotion regulation through DBT: a talking therapy with a proven track record in promoting well-being. This skills-based treatment offers a lively and engaging environment in which to learn both personally and professionally.
Full fee: £179.00Senior fee: £179.00Concession: £122.00 -
Psychology of Jung: explore your shadow
Course Date: Wed 31 Oct 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThe Swiss psychiatrist CG Jung was a pioneer of the soul and a great scholar of the 20th century. We will learn about his concepts and how they can help us in a quest for self-understanding and healing.Full fee: £139.00Senior fee: £139.00Concession: £85.00 -
Group facilitation
Course Date: Sun 4 Nov 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetLearn how to lead groups and develop your facilitation skills through an exploration of group roles, hidden dynamics, facilitator styles, methods of intervention and stages of group development. This course is both experiential and theory based. This course is aimed at counsellors, other helping professionals and trainees.Full fee: £159.00Senior fee: £159.00Concession: £97.00 -
Working with anger
Course Date: Fri 30 Nov 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetAnger 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.Full fee: £89.00Senior fee: £71.00Concession: £54.00