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:

  • Anxiety & stress management
  • Adding coaching to your practice
  • Applied Psychology and body language
  • Building Self Esteem
  • Creative Intervention
  • Pluralistic approach

Course Structure:

  • Teaching time
  • Personal awareness & development
  • Group discussion
  • Experiential
  • Home Study
  • Written Assignments      
  • Presentation(s)

Classroom Hrs:

  • 90 Hours

Course Costs:

  • £1400 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 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

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

Classroom Hrs:

  • 72 Hours

Course Costs:

  • £1,200 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 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

Classroom Hrs:

  • 72 hours

Course Costs:

  • £1200 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 or are currently enrolled on a level 4 counselling course.
Level 6 Diploma in Counselling Supervision

Next cohort starts September 2025, 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 6 Diploma - Working with Trauma - A trauma informed approach
  • A new level 6 Diploma starting September 2025
  • During this course you will learnt to work at a deep level with clients experiencing trauma, PTSD and complex PTSD

Approaches covered

  • Cognitive Therapies CBT - CRT -CPT
  • Polyvagal Therapy
  • Somatic Approach
  • Mindfulness
  • Compassion focused therapy

Skills

  • Understanding the trauma framework
  • Working with trauma timelines
  • Sand tray and Russian doll work
  • Meditative work
  • Trauma from childhood abuse work
  • Full understanding of fight/flight responses

Practical application

  • Understanding the correlation between brain and body
  • Symptoms and strategies
  • Trauma related anxiety and trauma responses
  • PTSD and complex PTSD
  • Reconnection and integration
  • Emotional regulation and developing self-compassion
  • Triggers and flashbacks
  • Shame, guilt and persecution
  • Collective and intergenerational trauma
  • Trauma related illnesses

120 guided learning hours taught over one academic year

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 student have counselling available.

Course cost is £2400 - instalment plan £400 deposit followed by 10 monthly payments of £200

Online course will be one evening per week (6pm-9pm and 6 Saturdays 9.30am - 4.30pm

Classroom course will be all weekend dates

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










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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