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Level 3 Counselling Course in Winchester – Peter Symonds College Stoney Lane Campus

Cost£811.00
Duration30 weeks
LevelLevel 3
DeliveryClassroom based
StartFlexible
Study modePart-time
AttendanceDaytime
Awarding bodyABC awarding body

About this course

Level 3 Counselling Skills Course in Winchester. Classes run at Peter Symonds College Stoney Lane Campus, part-time during the day over 30 weeks. You must have completed a Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills, or equivalent experience, to join. Some applicants with relevant professional experience, such as working for the Samaritans or as a SENCo, may be considered directly for this level. Contact the Head of Counselling to discuss your background before applying. The course deepens your counselling skills and self-awareness, and is useful across education, health and social care, the voluntary sector, and other settings.

Who this course is for

The Level 3 Counselling Skills course is open to anyone over the age of 20 who has completed a Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills and is considering pursuing a career in Counselling. The course will build upon previous learning and will further develop and enhance counselling skills and selfawareness. The course is useful for those who use counselling skills in a variety of settings, working in areas like education, health and social care, the voluntary sector and in industry and commerce. Please note this course does not qualify you as a counsellor.

What is required of students? Sustained personal commitment, effort, organisation and time management are essential for students to acquire all the learning, and to pass all assignments set. Attendance required to pass the course is 85 percent minimum, including ALL Saturday and Sunday workshops. (9:30 - 17:30). Please contact Karen Hough on [email protected] for a full list of weekend dates for 2020/21.

PLEASE NOTE: This course may be delivered entirely by Zoom dependent upon Covid regulations.

Entry requirements

Students must have attended a Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills (16 credits at Level 2) or its equivalent. Some students can go straight to Level 3 and each student is considered individually. If, for example, you have worked for an organization such as the Samaritans for a period, or if you have worked as a SENCo (or similar) in a school, then you might be eligible to go straight to Level 3. Please contact Karen Hough (Head of Counselling) on [email protected] to discuss this further.

What you will learn

  • You'll develop advanced counselling skills through practice and reflection.
  • You'll deepen your self-awareness and understanding of how it affects your work with others.
  • You'll explore key counselling theories and how to apply them in real conversations.
  • You'll practise ethical frameworks and professional boundaries in counselling contexts.
  • You'll build skills in active listening, empathy, and responding to clients.
  • You'll learn to reflect on your own development as a practitioner.

How you will learn

Classes are delivered face-to-face at Peter Symonds College Stoney Lane Campus. You'll learn through group discussion, skills practice, and reflective exercises. Assessment typically includes written assignments, reflective journals, and observed skills practice. The part-time daytime timetable spreads learning across 30 weeks, giving you time to practise and reflect between sessions.

What you will need to bring

The centre will provide most materials. Peter Symonds College Stoney Lane Campus will confirm anything else you need before you start.

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Support worker: using counselling skills to support vulnerable adults.
  • Care assistant: working in health, social care, or community settings.
  • Youth support worker: supporting young people's emotional wellbeing.
  • SEN teaching assistant: helping students with additional needs in schools.
  • Teaching assistant: supporting learners in educational settings.
  • Adult educator: facilitating learning for adults in community or further education.
  • Voluntary sector advisor: providing guidance and emotional support in charities.

What you could study next

  • Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling: the next step if you want to practise as a counsellor, building on Level 3 skills with supervised client work.
  • Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling: for those aiming toward accreditation with a professional body such as BACP.
  • Degree in Counselling or Psychology: if you want to move into higher-level practice or research.

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