UniversityDB

Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy

Goldsmiths, University of London

Postgraduate MA Full-time 2 Years MedicineCounselling, psychotherapy, and occupational therapy

About this course

This programme is ideal if you wish to qualify and pursue a career as a professional counsellor. It's designed to enable you to develop as a reflective counselling practitioner.

  • This is a psychodynamic course, aimed to give students solid theoretical foundations as well as basic counselling skills in psychodynamic counselling and psychotherapy.

  • It combines classical with contemporary psychodynamic theory and has a strong emphasis on issues relating to diversity and multiculturalism in theory and practice.

  • The curriculum focuses on psychodynamic, psychoanalytic and relational psychoanalytic perspectives. Through engagement in a range of learning contexts, including lectures, group seminars, therapeutic skills practice workshops, creative workshops, experiential group work, counselling placements, tutorials, independent study and dissertation supervision, students are supported in developing links between personal, clinical and theoretical knowledge.

  • You will be required to be in personal therapy until you complete your second year, and your clinical placement hours – please note this is at your own cost.

  • The programme offers a full-time mode of study extending over a minimum of two years and a part-time mode of study extending over a minimum of three years. Both modes of study carry a total of 240 credits on completion, as opposed to the usual 180 for an MA programme.

  • On completion of this programme, you will have achieved all the educational requirements to be eligible to apply for personal accreditation with the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

    • Study Options

    This course is available in 2 study options:

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 2 Years

    Qualification: MA

    Location: London

    Part-time

    Duration: 3 Years

    Qualification: MA

    Location: London

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations. Click through for salaries, employment rates and other UK degrees that lead there:

    1172 Social services managers and directors 3219 Health associate professionals 2229 Therapy professionals 1231 Health care practice managers 3214 Complementary health associate professionals 3222 Child and early years officers

    Related Courses

    Course Details

    Qualification
    MA
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    2 Years
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    London
    Scheme
    Postgraduate
    Subjects
    Medicine, Counselling, psychotherapy, and occupational therapy

    Offered by

    Goldsmiths, University of London

    Lewisham

     View university profile
    Visit university website