The Foundation in Adult Counselling & Psychotherapy at The Grove offers a comprehensive and integrative approach to understanding the theories and practices of counselling and psychotherapy.
The Foundation in Counselling & Psychotherapy at The Grove offers a comprehensive and integrative approach to understanding the theories and practices of counselling and psychotherapy. This course is designed for individuals who are passionate about helping others and are looking to develop a deeper understanding of human behavior, emotional development, and the therapeutic process. Additionally, this program equips students with the essential skills and certification to become a Mental Health First Aider, providing valuable tools for recognising and addressing mental health crises.
The course is structured across three terms, each term comprising ten weekly sessions, each lasting two hours, and three intensive weekend seminars. This format ensures a balanced blend of theoretical learning and practical application, facilitating a deeper understanding of the subject matter.
Come to one of our opening evenings events to meet the tutors and hear more about how this rewarding course offers you a chance to develop your relational skills, understand how counselling and psychotherapy can make a real difference to your own life and the life of others and gain your certification as a mental health first aider.
The primary aims of this course are to:
The course is structured across three terms, each term comprising ten weekly sessions, each lasting two hours, and three intensive weekend seminars. This format ensures a balanced blend of theoretical learning and practical application, facilitating a deeper understanding of the subject matter.
In the first term, students will be introduced to the foundational skills and theoretical frameworks that underpin counselling and psychotherapy. The content includes:
The term concludes with a weekend seminar focusing on skills practice, allowing students to apply what they have learned in a supportive environment.
The second term delves into the complex area of trauma and its impact on mental health. Key topics include:
Students will participate in a weekend seminar focused on body awareness and creativity, integrating these aspects into their therapeutic practice.
The final term covers advanced counselling practices and important professional issues. Key areas of study include:
The term includes a weekend seminar on group process and endings, consolidating students’ learning and preparing them for professional practice.
Assessment of students is undertaken through the submission of two essays (one theoretical and one reflective submission), satisfactory attendance (80%), evidence of 30 hours of personal therapy with an approved practitioner and sufficient input in group sessions.
Course Commencement: Sept 2025
Term 1: 9th Sept – 2nd Dec 2025
Term 2: 6th Jan – 24th Mar 2026
Term 3: Apr-7th Jul 2026
The course takes place on Tuesday evenings : 18:30 – 20:30 during term time.
Group seminars take place in Kings Cross/Euston in central London.
Interview cost: £50.00
Price: £2,950 (inc £200 non-refundable deposit)
Includes Mental Health First Aider Registration at The Grove, Charge: £250.00 and a 2 year listing on our website.
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The Foundation in Adult Counselling & Psychotherapy at The Grove offers a comprehensive and integrative approach to understanding the theories and practices of counselling and psychotherapy.
Dip (Psych, Trauma, Supvn) MUKCP MBACP
Director
Dr James Kustow is a London-based Consultant Psychiatrist and The Grove’s Medical Director.
Each student will be invited to make an application following an interview with a senior representative of The Grove.
All applicants are considered within an equal opportunities policy.
An admissions panel meets to approve or refer applications. If an application is successful an offer of a place will be made to the applicant.
The Grove Practice is accredited by NCIP (National Council for Integrative Psychotherapists) as a CPD training centre. As such, all The Grove’s courses are awarded NCIP accreditation for CPD (Continuous Professional Development). This accreditation provides reassurance regarding high standards of teaching and course content. The NCIP is one of the longest-established membership organisations for this profession, formed in 1971 following the “Foster Report” on the statutory registration of psychotherapists, with a national and international network of therapists.
The Grove’s courses have been successfully recognised as CPD for members of the following membership bodies: BACP, UKCP, COSRT, NCIP, NCPS, AHPP, BPS, among others. Organisations such as universities, colleges, the NHS, Relate, MIND, and Place2B have also supported their therapists in taking training with The Grove. This is a mark of unofficial validation of our courses as worthy of being listed on the CPD logs for these organisations and therapists.
This course is taught at Level 5 equivalence, for mature professionals who are established in their mode of practice. The title “Level 5” is drawn from the numbered educational levels according to Ofqual’s Regulated Qualification Framework operating in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. (Scotland has its own educational levels in place.) This is a post-qualification training which requires theoretical evaluation, self-reflection, and interpretation of how to apply the models in mental health settings such as clinical practice or multi-disciplinary teams in organisations. The Grove is setting its own courses at a training level in line with industry-wide language for setting the academic level of the course.
Our guidance to anyone researching CPD courses is to ask any training provider stating a Level, to provide the Ofqual qualification number (which looks like this 601/8674/4). If the training provider cannot give this information for their course, then the course is unlikely to be allocated an official Level by Ofqual. In our view, any other course provider should state that their course is taught “at a level equivalent to Level x but is not a qualification regulated by Ofqual”. This approach is implemented by The Grove.