Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) (Severe Mental Health)

University of Southampton
Postgraduate PgCert Full-time 1 Year Psychology

About this course

Explore Cognitive Behavioural Theraopy (CBT) at a global top 100* university.

Develop your CBT knowledge and skills with this advanced course in CBT for severe mental health conditions. This postgraduate certificate aligns with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) requirements and can count towards your accreditation as an individual practitioner.

This is a flexible programme, with most students working in clinical settings and attending the University at least one day a week. You'll graduate primed to take the next step in your career.

The key difference between this award and the PG Dip CBT (Severe Mental Health) is that applicants for this advanced course already have a good working knowledge of CBT for anxiety and depression.

*QS World University Rankings 2025

Study Options

This course is available in 2 study options:

Full-time Shown above

Duration: 1 Year

Qualification: PgCert

Location: Southampton

Part-time

Duration: 2 Years

Qualification: PgCert

Location: Southampton

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

3219 Health associate professionals
2229 Therapy professionals
3214 Complementary health associate professionals
1231 Health care practice managers
2224 Psychotherapists and cognitive behaviour therapists
2225 Clinical psychologists

Course Details

Qualification
Postgraduate Certificate - PgCert
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
1 Year
Start Date
2025
Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Southampton
Scheme
Postgraduate
Subjects
Psychology