Professional and short courses
Person-Centred Experiential Counselling for Depression Training
Develop your knowledge and experience of the Person-Centred Experiential approach for use with individual counselling clients.
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The Person-Centred Experiential Counselling for Depression (PCE-CfD) course is drawn from humanistic approaches to help clients access underlying feelings, make sense of them, and draw on the new meanings to make positive changes in their lives. It has been specifically developed for use within the context of IAPT services.
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York campus
- Course leader – Susan Jewitt, Lecturer in Counselling
- Duration – 5 days (across 2 weeks)
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Dates and times
27 to 29 October, and 6 to 7 November 2025
9 to 11 and 19 to 20 March 2026
Course Fees
Funded places Please note that funded places are directly allocated to employers by NHS England, we can therefore only accept bookings for this course which meet this allocation. Contact pce.cfd@yorksj.ac.uk for information about fees.
Course information
Who is this course for?
The PCE-CfD training provides continuing professional development for counsellors who are already trained in person-centred or humanistic approaches and who have at least 2 years post-qualification counselling experience.
| Criteria | Essential | Desirable |
|---|---|---|
| Qualifications |
Diploma in humanistic or person centred counselling or psychotherapy In your application, please state clearly how your diploma qualification meets the criteria for the diploma in humanistic or person-centred counselling Evidence of working towards BACP Counsellor/Psychotherapy accreditation or equivalent |
Postgraduate qualification in humanistic or person-centred counselling or psychotherapy Current BACP counsellor/psychotherapy accreditation or equivalent Qualification to provide clinical supervision to counsellors and psychotherapists (for example Certificate or Diploma in Supervision) |
| Experience | Minimum 2 year post qualifying experience to providing brief counselling to clients with common mental health problems, particularly depression | Experience of providing clinical supervision to counsellors and psychotherapists in organisational settings |
| Other |
Opportunity to undertake 80 hours of client practice with depressed clients Support of Line Manager to participate Support of Supervisor to participate Support of SHA/Commissioner to participate, if funding is being sought |
Please note that there will be a 1 year training period post attendance on the course (5 days onsite). All applicants must submit their assessment recordings within this period.
Please note that funded places are directly allocated to employers by Health Education England, we can therefore only accept bookings for this course which meet this allocation
What will I learn?
The training will introduce you to the core concepts of the PCE-CfD approach and its application within IAPT. The 5 day training includes opportunities to practice relevant skills within the training group. This will be followed by a period of supervised clinical work.
How will I learn?
The training is delivered over 5 days across 2 weeks with a mixture of taught material, group discussion and skills practice. There are a maximum of 24 counsellors in each training group.
Course leader biographies
Sue Jewitt
Lecturer in Counselling
Sue has worked at York St John University since 2020 and is also a practising British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy Counsellor. She trained as a humanistic counsellor at York St John University after previously working in TV and theatre production. She is now a lecturer teaching on the Counselling and Mental Health BA(Hons) and Counselling Postgraduate Diploma. She is the course lead on the Person-Centred Experiential Counselling for Depression Training for counsellors working in NHS Talking Therapies.
How to apply
We accept applications of the word document attached below, via email to pce.cfd@yorksj.ac.uk.
Your application will be assessed against the eligibility criteria. We will then notify you by email to let you know if your application has been successful.
Closing date for applications are 3 weeks prior to the start of the course.
Joining instructions will be sent out 2 weeks prior to the start of the course.
To book your place download and complete the application form:
PCE CfD Counselling for Depression application form (doc, 58.6KB)
Regarding Health Education England funding opportunities, please contact pce.cfd@yorksj.ac.uk to discuss eligibility.
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