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Online Counselling Courses
The Institute of Counselling has delivered Counselling Courses and Training and CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy courses) along with Coaching and Mentoring for over 35 years. We have trained over 30,000 students and understand that our students may have different needs to be met when making a course choice.

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Course Spotlight

Where we achieve high demands for individual courses we are able to offer these courses at a lower price!
Courses currently on offer are shown below
Professional Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (2 modules ACCPH Accredited)
The Professional Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) course consists of two modules.
Special Offer 20% off Course Fees Until 28/02/2026
UD1000
Was £599
Now £479
Certificate in Spiritual and Holistic Care independently accredited
The Certificate in Spiritual and Holistic Care course is independently accredited by the ACCPH
Special Offer 20% off Course Fees Until 28/02/2026
CR500
Was £374
Now £299
Diploma in Grief and Bereavement Counselling
If you’ve been considering how to become a bereavement counsellor this course is for you. The Diploma in Grief and Bereavement Counselling cours...
Special Offer 20% off Course Fees until 28/02/2026
1500
Was £529
Now £423

Our Most Popular Courses

We offer a wide range of online counselling courses as well as courses in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Coaching and Mentoring.
Below are our most popular courses
Professional Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (2 modules ACCPH Accredited)
The Professional Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) course consists of two modules.
Special Offer 20% off Course Fees Until 28/02/2026
UD1000
Was £599
Now £479
Professional Diploma in Coaching and Mentoring (2 modules Equivalent to Ofqual level 5)
The Professional Diploma in Coaching and Mentoring course consists of two modules.
Special Offer 20% off Course Fees Until 28/02/2026
UE1000
Was £599
Now £479
Professional Diploma in Counselling and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (2 modules ACCPH Accredited)
The Professional Diploma in Counselling and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) course is for students who want to learn and develop CBT techniques...
Special Offer 20% off Course Fees Until 28/02/2026
UA1000
Was £599
Now £479
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Employee Sponsorship

If you are employed within a relevant field or/and in the caring, helping professions your employer might be able to assist you with paying all or some of your course fees. Find out more about our Employee Sponsorship Programme

Group Discount

If 5 or more of you wish to enrol on any of our courses (these can be different courses for each of you) at the same time we will give the following discounts:

  • 5-9 we will give 15% off
  • 10 - 30 we will give 20% off
  • 30+ we will give 25% off

Please note if the course requested is already discounted we will give the higher of the two discounts to the relevant course.

Loyalty Reward

For second and subsequent courses we offer all students a 10% discount across our range of courses however this cannot be used in addition to any “spotlight” discounts. If you are enrolling on-line please request your discount code by telephoning (0141 204 2230) or send an email to admin@instituteofcounselling.org.uk.

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Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (Credit rated at SCQF level 8)
I feel well supported during this course, in the materials, admin support, and tutor support.
Mary R, 1 day ago
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Certificate in Counselling
Dear Marie, thank you very much for the feedback and insights I have gained in this course (through you).
Jassir d, 2 days ago
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Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (Credit rated at SCQF level 8)
Marie was very helpful and advice offered readily via email or zoom. I would have preferred more interactive online work but other than that the course work easy to follow.
Melanie C, 2 days ago
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Certificate in Grief and Bereavement
Having returned to learning I found that learning on-line was initially quite difficult. Personally in the early stages when it took me some time to get into my stride a telephone call from the institute to inquire how things were going would have been supportive. My tutor was very supportive and encouraging.
Kim B, 8 days ago
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Certificate in Counselling
Thought the course was really interesting and enjoyed the content.
Hannah B, 14 days ago
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Certificate in Grief and Bereavement
The course really helped me get myself together. I registered for a course soon after losing my brother and I was going through a hard time. The tutor was really helpful in guiding and giving me some direction throughout the course
Rosinah N, 23 days ago
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Certificate in CBT 2 (Credit rated at SCQF level 8)
Very interesting and detailed materials . Excellent value.
David P, 40 days ago
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Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
I felt the course was excellent and gave me what I needed to understand in order to complete the assignments. Having Marie Murphy as my tutor was especially beneficial.
Robert P, 60 days ago
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Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (Credit rated at SCQF level 8)
Good insight full course . course material layout could of been clearer and easier to understand . Would of been nice if course books were provided and included in the price of course and not having to be purchased separately.
Matthew S, 64 days ago
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Certificate in Counselling
I found the course really easy to follow and have really enjoyed completing it. My tutor has been very helpful, I have enjoyed communicating with Marie all through the course, and my assignments have been returned to me in a timely manner. The only point I would make (which is not a complaint), is that I really enjoyed watching the videos of counselling taking place, and I would have enjoyed watching more of these.
Susan M, 68 days ago

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The Modern World of Counselling including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Counselling and CBT were once the exclusive domain of the professional therapist, but no longer. New insights into human behaviour have helped remove the subject's mystique, making counselling more client-focused and therefore more approachable as a topic of training. With the courses, techniques and support of the Institute's tutors, counselling skills or cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) skills can be acquired by anyone ready and willing to learn.

The background of current students

We currently have students from: nursing, teaching, social work, voluntary sector, clergy and pastoral, human resources, prison services, probationary services, police officers … as well as people simply looking to make a career change or extend their current qualifications.

About our online counselling courses

What kind of course do I need?
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Our Certificate in counselling, CBT or coaching and mentoring course is appropriate when a student is either entering counselling or has a specific need such as expanding knowledge and skills in grief and bereavement counselling or another area of counselling, CBT or coaching and mentoring.

Our Diploma Course is appropriate when a student wishes to extend their level of expertise and practice beyond certificate and gain more in depth knowledge and skills.

 

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