Training Open Day:

Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling (a BACP accredited training)

Saturday 21 February 2026 | 2 – 5pm

We will be holding an open day for our BACP accredited Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling training on Saturday, 21 February 2026 from 2 -5 pm at North Bank, Muswell Hill Methodist Church, 28 Pages Lane, London N10 1PP (see location here).

Current and former students will be available to talk to you as well as some of our tutors and supervisors. The open day will contain some interactive/experiential elements.

About the Diploma 

This is a part-time course, run over two years and one term. The course is held on Monday and Thursday evenings, from 7pm to 10pm, plus at least one Saturday workshop per term.

The course is delivered across 6 terms of 10 weeks duration, each including the following elements:
  • Theory Seminars
  • Experiential Group
  • Skills Practice
A 7th term provides time for you to complete the required clinical hours as required by the BACP and to complete a final clinical paper. The modules for each term are as follows:
  • Module 1: Psychodynamic Concepts
  • Module 2: Human Development (from a psychodynamic perspective)
  • Module 3: Object Relations
  • Module 4: Attachment and Loss
  • Module 5: Psychopathology
  • Module 6: Time Limited Psychotherapy.

Saturday workshops include, for example, working with difference and diversity, medication and diagnosis, suicide and risk assessment, working with ethical dilemmas, psychosexuality, Mentalisation Based Treatment (MBT) and Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT).

A clinical placement within our clinic is provided as part of the course, which is underpinned by weekly in-house clinical supervision.
Details
  • Next intake: September 2026, ends December 2028
  • Course fee: £13,600
  • Open day fee: £20
How to book
To reserve your place on the Open Day, please email training@highgatecounselling.org.uk.
We will then send you an invoice for £20, which can be paid online using the link provided. Once payment is received, your place will be confirmed.
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