Training

Counselling courses in Newcastle.

Level 6 & 7 diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling.

Considering a career in counselling or psychotherapy?

Train with the ECPT with Peel in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Level 6 diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling (3 years)

Since 2022, our UKCP Accredited Diploma in Integrative and Transactional Analysis Psychotherapeutic Counselling has been available as a 3 year part-time course in the North-East of England, thanks to our partnership with Ellesmere Centre.

The Level 6 comprises a common Core Theory Year and then two further years of advanced training. 2024 / 2025 dates for the segments by course years

The course is delivered by highly qualified and experienced trainers. Nicole Addis (MSc Int Psych) and the training team at here at Peel Psychological Consultancy, who have been providing counselling and psychotherapy for individuals, groups, mental health professionals, and consultancy to businesses for over a decade. So you’re in good hands.

Our prospectus contains information on the requirements of each qualification in terms of the hours of study, assessment, clinical practice hours, and therapy hours.

See the prospectus

Level 7 diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling (4 years)

The next step is the opportunity to advance to level 7. Currently this is through the Ellesmere Centre however we would hope to have the training for level 7 also in Newcastle soon (watch this space!).

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Peel training selfie - Nicole Addis (MSc Int Psych) with our brilliant level 6 diploma students.

Meet the Trainers

  • Nicole Addis (MSc Integrative Psychotherapy)

    FOUNDER & TRAINING LEAD

    Nicole is an experienced supervisor, trainer and UKCP registered integrative psychotherapist, who has worked in both private and NHS settings since 2000. She set up Peel Psychological Consultancy, as a private counselling and psychotherapy service in 2012, the business in addition to continuing her private clinical practice, conducting research, and providing supervision and training. Most recently, she has taken over the position of lead trainer on the Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling at PEEL.

  • Lorna Evans (MSc in Body Awareness & Psychotherapy)

    TRAINER

    Founder of The Mind Movement Psychotherapist, Author & Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher, Lorna is an Integrative Psychotherapist holding an MSc in Body Awareness & Psychotherapy. Lorna proudly integrates psychotherapy and the body with a focus on Breath & Movement as healing tools for trauma, anxiety and depression. Lorna’s clinical work is grounded in the knowledge that mind and body.

  • Katy Scott (Integrative Psychotherapist)

    TRAINER

    Katy is an Integrative Psychotherapist, Supervisor and Group Facilitator. Prior to, and alongside her therapy work Katy previously worked in community-based settings, with adults with complex and enduring mental health difficulties. She has worked as a Therapist in the NHS, Mind, Relate, Universities and various other Voluntary Sector Agencies. Katy has a particular interest in working with relationship difficulties and domestic abuse issues.

  • Freya Bryson (UKCP registered Psychotherapist)

    TRAINER

    Freya is an LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent identifying UKCP registered psychotherapist based in the North East, with a particularly interested in supporting others within these communities and what it means to live the life we want authentically and well. Freya is particularly passionate about working with trauma, anxiety, identity-issues and those in crisis.

  • Kate Peters (Integrative Psychotherapist)

    TRAINER

    Kate is an Integrative Psychotherapist and Supervisor. She works for Tyneside and Northumberland Mind as the Clinical Lead for their Alternative to Crisis service, as well as running her own private practice. She works with a complex caseload and very varied presentations which gives her great insight into working with trauma, an area she is very passionate about.

About UKCP training

UKCP Accredited Diploma in Integrative and Transactional Analysis Psychotherapeutic Counselling are available in the North East of England from Peel.

Our UKCP Accredited Diploma in Integrative and Transactional Analysis Psychotherapeutic Counselling available in the North East of England. If you are interested in joining us for the next intake for the Core Theory Year of this established and accredited 3-year part-time course click here.

Nicole Addis (MSc Int Psych) and the team at Peel Psychological Consultancy have been providing counselling and psychotherapy for individuals and groups, supervision and courses for mental health professionals, and consultancy to businesses for over a decade. Teaming up with ECPT to be able to deliver the established 3-year Psychotherapeutic Counselling course has been a natural step for all involved.

The course will be delivered at Peel’s centre on High Street, Gosforth, Newcastle on weekends from September 2024 through to July 2025. It runs at two weekends per month for ten months, and is a mix of classroom learning, personal therapy experience, and clinical practice hours in a supportive environment.

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