MA Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy at University of Essex

Programme overview

The two-year part-time MA Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy is a professional qualification to work psychodynamically with adults, or with children and adolescents, for those who already hold a counselling diploma or equivalent. It includes a supervised placement and two streams for the different age ranges, with much of the teaching shared.

Department: Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies | Duration: 2 years (part-time) | Intake: October | Study mode: part-time | Location: Colchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The course gives theoretical and practical training in psychodynamic counselling, including a supervised placement, leading to qualification as a psychodynamic counsellor.

Career pathways

Graduates are qualified psychodynamic counsellors and go on to further training in psychoanalysis, Jungian analysis or psychoanalytic psychotherapy, return to their existing professional fields, or set up private practice.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants should have a diploma or equivalent training in counselling (including a counselling qualification from a different orientation or age group), a BA in Therapeutic Communication and Therapeutic Organisations, or a Graduate Diploma in Psychodynamic Approaches/Psychodynamic Counselling. A personal statement is required. A satisfactory enhanced DBS check and an Occupational Health check are required, plus an Overseas Criminal Record Check where the applicant has lived outside the UK for 6 months or more in the last 5 years. An interview is required. Weekly personal therapy or counselling is a course requirement. International applicants: IELTS 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in every component; a pre-sessional English pathway is available for those who do not meet the IELTS score.

Domestic applicants: GBP 6,688 a year. Personal therapy and supervision are paid for separately (average £40-70 per weekly session). Source

International applicants: GBP 12,538 a year. Personal therapy and supervision are paid for separately (average £40-70 per weekly session). Source

Intake: October

Duration: 2 years (part-time)

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