Free Level 2 Counselling Course. Study online with London South East Colleges, fitting your learning around your existing commitments. The course runs over 15 weeks and covers the core counselling skills used in supportive, helping roles. You'll need four GCSEs at grades 9 to 3 (English and maths are desirable) or a Level 1 qualification to enrol. This free counselling course for adults is a solid starting point if you're moving toward roles in care, support work, or education.
Who this course is for
Further information is available on our website
Entry requirements
4 GCSEs at grades 9 - 3/A* - D (English and maths desirable) or a Level 1 qualification.
What you will learn
You'll develop active listening skills used in one-to-one support settings.
You'll explore the values and ethical principles that underpin counselling practice.
You'll learn how to build rapport and communicate empathetically.
You'll understand boundaries and the importance of self-awareness in helping roles.
You'll study key counselling theories and how they apply in practice.
You'll reflect on your own communication style and how it affects others.
How you will learn
You'll study online, working through course materials at your own pace over 15 weeks. Assessment is based on written assignments and reflective tasks that you complete and submit online. There are no timed exams. You'll engage with course content through the online learning platform provided by London South East Colleges.
What you will need to bring
The centre will provide most materials. London South East Colleges will confirm anything else you need before you start.
Where next
Jobs you could do
Support worker. Use counselling skills in community or residential care.
Care assistant. Apply listening and communication skills in daily care roles.
Teaching assistant. Support pupils' emotional wellbeing alongside learning.
SEN teaching assistant. Work with children and young people with additional needs.
Youth support worker. Help young people navigate challenges and build resilience.
Adult educator. Facilitate learning in community or further education settings.
Counselling volunteer. Build experience in a supervised voluntary counselling role.
What you could study next
Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Skills. The next step if you want to deepen your counselling knowledge and move closer to a practitioner role.
Level 3 Diploma in Counselling. A longer qualification that covers therapeutic models in more depth and is often required before entering counsellor training programmes.
Level 2 Health and Social Care Diploma. Broadens your options across care and support work roles.
