Lindum College Ltd

Specialised Counsellor Training and Continuing Professional Development Courses - We are an organisational Member of BACP

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Post Qualifying Courses

Level 5 & 6 (Ofqual equivalent)

Level 5 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling Skills & Theory 

Course Reference: LIC21-L5

This course is for students who have successfully completed a classroom based Level 4 Counselling Diploma.

The objective of this course is to expand your skills to a deeper level.

Course Content:

  • Adding coaching to you practice
  • Attachment
  • Neurodiversity in the therapy room
  • Pluralistic Counselling
  • Shadow work
  • Working Creatively

Course Structure:

  • Teaching time
  • Personal awareness & development
  • Group discussion
  • Experiential work
  • Home Study
  • Final written assignment      

Classroom Hrs:

  • 72 Hours

Course Costs:

  • £1440 Including vat (payment for the courses is made simple by offering a monthly interest free payment scheme).

Entry Level:

  • This course is for students who have successfully completed a Level 4 Counselling Skills and Theory classroom based Diploma. 

Level 5 Diploma in Couples Counselling

Course Reference: CC26 -0L

Foundations of Couples Counselling

Nature of couples counselling vs individual therapy

Role of the therapist with multiple clients

Contracting with couples/Managing neutrality and balance

Establish a safe working framework

Attachment theory (adult relationships)/Systemic / theory / family systems

Psychodynamic concepts (projection, transference)

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)/CBT approaches/ for couples/Gottman Method

Communication & Interaction Skills / Conflict Resolution & Repair/Working with high conflict safely

De-escalation techniques/ Rupture and repair processes

Negotiation and compromise/Core intervention

Diversity, Difference & Power/Ethics & Professional Practice

Confidentiality with couples/ Boundaries and dual alliances

Working with Relationship Issues - Affairs and betrayal/Separation and endings

Sexual/intimacy issues/Parenting and family pressures

Emotion-focused interventions/Behaviour change / techniques / Experiential methods

Reflective practice/• Personal relationship patterns / Managing bias and reactions/Group process work

Safeguarding

72 Guided Learning Hours £1440.00 inc vat (payment plan available

Level 5 Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy 

Course Reference: CBT-10

The objective of this course is to provide the student with the information and tools to either integrate CBT into their therapeutic work enable them to assist the client appropriately to address issues, set goals and move forward positively with their lives. This course is available to counsellors qualified to a minimum level 4 Diploma in counselling qualification. or enrolled on a level 4 counselling course - the material has been updated for 2025

Course Content: please click here to request our current prospectus.

  • Attributional therapy
  • CBT Framework
  • Client Homework
  • Cognitive analytic therapy
  • Cognitive dissonance and re-structuring
  • Integrating CBT
  • Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT)
  • Stress Inoculation Therapy (SIT)
  • Thinking errors
  • Understanding the origins and the application of CBT
  • Working with:

> Changing learned behaviours

> Coaching and goal setting

> Depression

> Self-esteem Building

> Understanding core beliefs

> Challenging core beliefs

> Anxiety

> Defence mechanisms

> Phobias

Course Structure:

  • Teaching time
  • Personal awareness & development
  • Group Discussions
  • Experiential

Tutor Led Hrs: 72

  • Course Costs:
  • £1,200 plus vat (payment for the courses is made simple by offering a monthly interest free payment scheme).

Entry Level:

  • This course is for students who have successfully completed a Level 4 Counselling Skills and Theory classroom based Diploma

Level 5 Diploma in Counselling Children & Young People

Course Reference: CYP-10 -CR

The objective of this course is to provide the tools for counselling and helping children and young people to deal with the many issues they have to face in this modern world. The course is in depth and informative and is only accessible for students with a level 4 Diploma in counselling (classroom Taught) This is a practical hands on course that allows the participants to practice the skills.

Course Content: please click here to request our current prospectus.

The course briefly comprises of:

  • Childhood development/attachment
  • Rules of child counselling
  • The assessment & session format
  • Breathing exercises /Signs of tension
  • CBT work with children
  • Age related understanding/Understanding Goals
  • Managing overwhelming emotions/Anger management
  • Working with Anxiety/fears & OCD
  • Family influence
  • Self-monitoring/Metaphor
  • Problem solving strategies
  • Self-esteem building
  • Grief and loss
  • Working with sand tray/Russian dolls/Puppets
  • Working with dolls houses & shelter houses
  • Playing games in the therapy room
  • Diversity & disability
  • Working with child abuse
  • Working with trauma, guilt and shame
  • The TA perspective

Course Structure:

  • Teaching time
  • Personal awareness & development
  • Group Discussions
  • Experiential

  • Tutor led hours: 72 hours

Course Costs:

  • £1200 plus vat (payment for the courses is made simple by offering a monthly interest free payment scheme).

Entry Level:

  • This course is for students who have successfully completed a Level 4 Counselling Skills and Theory classroom based Diploma or are currently enrolled on a level 4 counselling course.
Level 6 Diploma in Counselling Supervision

Next cohort starts September 2026, we are now enrolling

This course is based on the BACP competency for supervision

Entry level for this course - Level 5 qualification / post qualification course or 450 supervised client hours

During this course we will teach you to understand:

The working alliance / The supervision processes and wider concepts including culture, politics, and economics

Developing role flexibility and Building a relationship

Session structure and agenda building / Confronting incompetence and legalities

 You will explore:

Your values and beliefs, assumptions and philosophy / To work in accordance with your own definition of supervision

Self-acceptance, your confidence in leadership and authority / Facilitating the process

The course is based on an integrative framework

We will cover:

Working remotely, Working creatively/ Working within diversity /The pro-active model

Working with trainees and working freelance

 Course assessment will be based on:

Case studies / ethical dilemmas / setting up a practice & contract writing/Experiential work

Homework assignments and final assessment (practical)

We will require a letter of recommendation from your supervisor at the end of the course

Entry level - a minimum 1 year post qualification and 500 client hours

Guided learning hours 90 course cost £1500.00 (including vat)


Level 5 and 6 Diploma - Working with Trauma - A Trauma informed approach

A new Diploma starting September 2025

  • During this courses you will learnt to work at a deep level with clients experiencing trauma, PTSD and complex PTSD

The course is two parts - the first step is level 5

You will learn how to emotionally regulate clients, help the to manage triggers and flashbacks

Approaches covered

  • Acceptance & Commitment Therapy(ACT)
  • Cognitive Therapies CBT - CRT
  • Havering techniques, use visual metaphors and infographics, mindfulness
  • Re-wind technique and trauma processing
  • Solution focused approach
  • Working with nesting dolls and sand tray
  • Trauma timelines

60 hours taught one evening per week (during academic calendar),

Teaching method online tutor led and experiential -

Course cost £900 - payment plan available

Step 2 - Level 6

You will expand on the knowledge taught in level 5 to have a clear understanding of how to work with

  • Maladaptive schemas
  • Trauma from historical abuse
  • Collective trauma
  • Intergenerational trauma
  • Learn to work with complex PTSD

Theoretical bases covered

  • Cognitive theories expanded to include cognitive processing and restructuring
  • Polyvagal therapy
  • Somatic and breath work

Practical application

  • Understanding the correlation between brain and body, Symptoms and strategies
  • Reconnection and integration
  • Developing self-compassion
  • Shame, guilt and persecution
  • Trauma related illnesses
  • A deeper understanding of nesting doll and sand tray work

60 hours taught online one evening per week (during academic calendar),

3 hours of individual supervision provided

30 hours placement required

Teaching method online tutor led and experiential -

Course cost £1200 - payment plan available

When you sign up for both levels a discount of £200 will be applied

5 hours supervision provided within the course fees (Lindum course supervisors all minimum level 6 qualified)

This is a comprehensive course dealing with sensitive materials, we therefore recommend that students have counselling available.

Classroom course will be available with all weekend dates 2026











Contact Details

Lindum College Ltd

Greetwell Place

Limekiln Way

Greetwell Road

Lincoln LN2 4US

Contact Details:

Phone: 01522 244200

Jane Bellamy: 07590 474812

Ainslie Goddard: 07802 814304

Email: info@lindumcollege.org  

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