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Study Details: 3 years (full-time)
4 years (part-time)
The PsychD in Counselling Psychology at the University of Roehampton is designed to help you grow into a confident and adaptable practitioner, ready for professional Registration with the HCPC.
You will strengthen your clinical, academic, and interpersonal abilities so you can build a rewarding career across a range of settings. A focus on self-awareness, ethical practice, and personal resilience supports your development throughout the programme.
Equity, diversity, and inclusion are central to your learning. The curriculum, teaching, and assessment are designed to be inclusive, accessible, and reflective of the UK’s diverse communities. A dedicated module, Social Justice, Equity and Inclusivity in Counselling Psychology, explores EDI in frontline clinical work. Students from under-represented backgrounds are supported through flexible study options, inclusive teaching methods, and a relational approach that values lived experience and social justice.
You will be prepared for varied professional roles within and beyond therapy. These may include clinical practice, research, supervision, teaching, leadership, and consultancy. The programme strengthens your ability to apply evidence-based knowledge, reflective thinking, and transferable skills sought by employers in the NHS, third sector, private practice, and academia.
Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) with the British Psychological Society. Successful applicants to the PsychD who are in the process of gaining GBC will be made an offer to study that is conditional on them gaining GBC.
A minimum of a 2:1 or equivalent at undergraduate level. Applicants with a 2:2 may be considered if there is evidence of subsequent higher academic achievement, such as having a relevant master’s or doctorate (e.g. in psychology, social sciences or mental health).
An International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of at least 7 with no element below 6.5 for applicants for whom English is not their first language.
Work experience in an emotionally demanding helper role that involves using counselling skills to provide face-to-face support to people experiencing psychological distress or mental health problems. This needs to be more in-depth than befriending, helpline work, shadowing or observing, for example, working as an assistant psychologist, wellbeing practitioner, support worker, counsellor or trained healthcare professional. Work experience can be gained in an employed or voluntary capacity but should consist of at least 6-12 months of continuous experience, prior to application, and working at least half a day per week in a relevant setting.
A basic training in counselling skills and theory, for example, a short intensive certificate or diploma course. This may not be required if an applicant demonstrates significant relevant work experience, knowledge and in-house training.
The PsychD in Counselling Psychology provides the clinical, academic and research skills needed for HCPC registration, supporting a smooth transition into professional practice.
Graduates are well prepared for roles within public and private healthcare, the third sector and specialist services in the UK and overseas, subject to local recognition.
Career options include clinical practice, research, consultancy, training and leadership. Many graduates work in the NHS, education, community and charitable organisations, while others develop careers within the justice system, defence, the civil service, and commercial settings. Opportunities also exist in sport, the media and higher education, offering a wide scope for professional development.
Person-centered and Integrative Approaches in Counselling Psychology Identity
Developing the Therapeutic Relationship: Person-Centred, Pluralistic, and Integrative Foundations
Professional and Ethical Skills in Counselling Psychology (PES)
Social Justice, Diversity & Inclusion in Counselling Psychology
Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy within Counselling Psychology Practice
Contemporary Relational Psychodynamic Theory and Practice (CRP)
Ethics and methodology in doctoral research
Professional Competencies and Employability in Counselling Psychology
Doctoral Portfolio development
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