Masters Degrees (Psychodynamic)

The Postgraduate Certificate in Psychodynamic Counselling provides a broadly based exploration of psychodynamic theory, philosophy and practice, and includes self-exploration. Read more

Do you want to train as a psychodynamic counsellor? Are you looking to develop psychodynamic understanding and skills to broaden and deepen your practice?… Read more

Are you interested in how people develop and how they relate to each other, both personally and in organisations? Do you want to make a start on pursuing training to work therapeutically with children and adolescents/adults? Taught at our Colchester Campus, this course offers a grounding in psychodynamic theory and its applications. Read more

Do you want to continue your training to become a psychodynamic counsellor or extend the age-range of clients with whom you can work? If so, our 2 year Psychodynamic Counselling course may be for you. Read more

There are many different types of counselling, each based on their own concepts and orientations. Read more

There are many different types of counselling, each based on their own concepts and orientations. Read more

Our new MA and Postgraduate Diploma in Couple and Individual Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy are offered in collaboration with Tavistock Relationships, a leading training and research centre in therapeutic and psycho-educational approaches to supporting couples. Read more

Would you like to build on your clinical training by learning about research methods and then applying this to a topic of your choice? If so, you can study at the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic studies at the University of Essex, where we have an established tradition of combining clinical thinking with research expertise. Read more

Based on the idea that mental illness is to some extent the result of repressed negative experience, psychodynamic counselling aims to expose the contents of a client's unconscious to make him or her aware of any underlying psychological conflicts. Read more

This training programme leads to qualification as an adult psychodynamic psychotherapist, ready to work with clients once or twice per week. Read more

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. Read more

Would you like to build on your clinical training by learning about research methods and then applying this to a topic of your choice? If so, you can study at the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic studies at the University of Essex, where we have an established tradition of combining clinical thinking with research expertise. Read more

This course is offered on both a full- and part-time basis. Your research may be clinically and/or theoretically focused in the fields of psychoanalysis, analytical psychology and psychodynamic counselling. Read more

This course is also available online. This course equips students with knowledge assessing mental health problems and understanding their origins and how to help recovery. Read more

Our new Graduate Certificate in Foundation for Counselling and Psychotherapy Training has been designed to provide you with a pathway to full clinical training as a counsellor or psychotherapist. It is suitable for those working within the helping professions who have completed our Introduction to Counselling course, or equivalent. Read more