BSc (Hons) Gestalt Counselling (Top-up) at University of Portsmouth

Top-up your counselling diploma and develop advanced gestalt therapy skills on this one-year BSc (Hons) degree. If you have a DipHE in counselling (or an equivalent Level 5 counselling qualification), you can top it up to a Bachelor's degree on this 1-year course. Gestalt counselling (from the German for 'whole' or 'pattern') is a holistic, humanistic approach to helping individuals understand themselves, their motivations and their surroundings as a whole.

Duration: 1 year full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: February 2027 / September 2027 / February 2028  |  Location: Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include Advanced Gestalt Therapy; Gestalt Research Project; Grief and Trauma in a Gestalt Framework; Personal and Professional Development, Gestalt 3.

Career pathways

Increased awareness in society about mental health has increased the demand for counselling and therapy services. As a gestalt counsellor, you can have a significant positive impact on people's health and wellbeing, and help take the pressure off other health services such as GPs and hospitals.

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