Counselling psychology involves developing an understanding of why and how people experience psychological distress and learning the skills to help alleviate this, promoting wellbeing and mental health.<br>You gain the core skills included in a psychology degree, working with cognitive processes and neurology, understanding behaviour, group processes and how a child’s development impacts their future, and you develop specific counselling related skills which are applicable to future careers in a range of helping professions.<br>These will include modules with a focus on mental health and wellbeing, the process of counselling, eco-psychology and being a ‘wounded healer’. You practice your counselling skills with your peer group and learn to reflect on your practice. In your final year you work with local organisations on a service evaluation in the community, previous projects have included services which focus on homelessness, young people’s mental health, addiction services and those who work with military veterans.<br>Although this course does not qualify you to be a counsellor, you develop relevant counselling skills which are valued in a arrange of sectors including education, housing, mental health services, probation and prison, and private and voluntary organisations, or can progress on to one of our postgraduate courses.