The Counselling Course

Personal Development & Basic Counselling helps you learn more about yourself, improve communication skills and basic counselling skills in a fun and supportive group setting.

This course is part of our volunteers' journey to counselling on the helpline. 

The helpline is very rewarding, and a significant commitment of 3 three-hour shifts per month for two years, plus four initial weekend trainings. There is no age limit for helpline counsellors.

The helpline includes phone, webchat and text counselling. Text counselling is the most popular with our young callers at the moment.

The training course runs over five weekends, with one weekend off. The first weekend focuses on personal development. The other three teach basic counselling skills to get you to a beginning practice point. You are then mentored on the helpline until you feel ready.

Our next intake starts in April across 4 weekends . Saturday & Sunday April 6 & 7, Saturday & Sunday April 13 & 14, (note: no training on easter weekend 20/21), Saturday & Sunday April 27 & 28, Saturday & Sunday May 4 & 5.

Places are limited, and includes a selection process. 

Have you had a couple of years life experience after school, and are you keen to support young people? We would love to hear from you.

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