Counselling course

eLearning course with Tutor Support accredited by ABC Awards

Students have 9 months to work at their own pace and can start at any time of year

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Counselling course

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Course Details

This Counselling course is designed for people who wish to gain an understanding of the role of a counsellor and the basic skills required to become a counsellor. No prior knowledge is required. Students receive a course manual, assignments and study guide, plus tutor support. The course documentation for this ABC Awards accredited course is detailed and easy to read.

Students receive a course manual, assignments and study guide plus tutor support. The course documentation for this ABC Awards accredited course is detailed and easy to read.

Your Tutor will support you throughout the duration of the course. You complete the course by undertaking activities and assignments. By choosing to study this course with CMIT, Students have 24×7 access to CMIT eLearning for the duration of the course. This includes a comprehensive Course Manual, Video, Quizzes and personalised Tutor Support. The course documentation for this course is detailed and easy to read. You will also be able to upload assessments online and receive online feedback. You can use the eLearning system from any computer that has internet access.

Who should complete this Counselling Course?
  • Aspiring Counsellors: Individuals considering a career in counselling will find this course essential for understanding the basics of counselling, including various counselling types like addiction, anxiety, and depression counselling.
  • Parents, Teachers, and Childcare Workers: These individuals can benefit from the course by gaining skills in counselling, particularly beneficial for understanding and addressing issues related to children and adolescents.
  • People Seeking an Introduction to Counselling: Individuals interested in learning about counselling at their own pace can gain a foundational understanding of counselling principles and practices, including new wave counselling methods like online and telephone counselling.
  • Professionals in Healthcare or Social Work: Professionals in these fields can enhance their interaction and support for clients through improved counselling skills and understanding of traditional counselling styles.
  • Individuals in Supportive Roles: Those who find themselves in supportive roles, either professionally or personally, can use the course to develop essential listening and empathy skills, crucial in effective counselling.
Entry Requirements / Prerequisites

How CMIT eLearning Works…

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Topics covered in this Counselling Course
Unit 1: The basics of counselling
  • What is counselling
  • Guidelines for good practice and care
Unit 2: Types of counselling
  • Addiction
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Eating Disorders
  • PMS
  • Sexual health
  • Stress
Unit 3: New wave counselling
  • Online counselling
  • Telephone counselling
  • Combined online/telephone counselling
  • SMS and messaging counselling
  • Video counselling
Unit 4: Traditional counselling styles
  • Individual therapy
  • Couples therapy
  • Family therapy
  • Group therapy
  • Who goes to counselling?
Unit 5: Listening skills
  • Listening
  • Stages of listening
  • Obstacles of listening
  • Emphatic listening
  • Listeners in control
  • Traps for listeners
Unit 6: Negotiation
  • Negotiation
  • The ‘joint problem-solving’ approach
  • Breaking the rules
Unit 7: Mediation
  • What is mediation?
  • The mediation process
  • The agreement
  • Attributes of a good mediator
Unit 8: Crisis Mediation
  • The problem of ‘Re-entry.’
  • Power imbalance
  • Crisis mediation
Unit 9: Grief and bereavement
  • Anticipatory grief and mourning
  • Grief counselling
  • Framework for counselling
  • The counselling sessions
Unit 10: Couples and relationships
  • What is counselling for couples?
  • The aims of couples counselling
  • Common problems couples may encounter
  • When a couple might seek counselling
  • The counselling session
  • Framework
  • Tools of the counsellor
  • Session structure
Unit 11: Stress problems
  • Identifying stress
  • When a client may seek counselling
  • The aims of stress counselling
  • The therapeutic approach to treating stress
  • Getting support from others
  • The sessions
Unit 12: Counselling for depression
  • Who is likely to be affected by depression?
  • Identifying Depression
  • When a client may seek counselling
  • The therapeutic approach to treating depression
  • The sessions
Unit 13: Eating disorders
  • Causes of eating disorders
  • Identifying eating disorders
  • When a client might seek counselling
  • Treatment strategies
  • The sessions
Unit 14: Alcohol problems
  • Identifying alcohol problems
  • When a client may seek counselling
  • Treatment strategies
  • The sessions
Unit 15: Child counselling
  • What causes children’s problems?
  • The aims of counselling children
  • Therapeutic approaches and skills required
  • The therapeutic process
  • Other considerations when counselling children
Unit 16: Substance abuse
  • What causes substance abuse?
  • Identifying substance abuse
  • When a client may seek counselling
  • The aims of substance abuse counselling
  • Treatment approaches
Assessment
  • This course is assessed through a series of tutor-marked assignments. There is no exam with this course.
Accreditation
  • This course has been endorsed by ABC Awards and Certa Awards. The Quality Licence Scheme endorses high-quality, non-regulated provision and training programmes.  This course and/or training programme is not regulated by Ofqual and is not an accredited qualification. CMIT can advise you on any further recognition, for example, progression routes into further and/or higher education.
  • A QLS award at level 3 is roughly equivalent to a Level 5 on the Irish National Framework of Qualifications.
  • More information can be found on the CMIT Accreditation Details page.

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October 14, 2025

Good quality and quantity of information.

Student October 2025

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August 11, 2025

Really enjoying how the course covers such a wide range of areas of counseling.

Student August 2025

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June 12, 2025

I am fully happy with your very professional course. Thank you.

Student June 2025

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April 28, 2025

I find the tutor feedback helpful, motivating, and even encouraging. I look forward to hearing from my tutor regarding the assignments so I can examine my own progress based on her feedback report.

Student April 2025

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January 13, 2025

This is a great course to obtain an understanding of a counsellors role and how it can benefit people through various means. It is definitely a rewarding course and I would greatly reccommend it to anyone who is interested in obtaining a career in counselling.

Student January 2025

Very insightful, manageable and useful course.

November 15, 2024

Very insightful, manageable and useful course.

Student November 2024
Verified

I really enjoyed my course, I found it to be very rewarding and educational. I would highly recommend it to others who are interested in this topic.

September 26, 2024

I really enjoyed my course, I found it to be very rewarding and educational. I would highly recommend it to others who are interested in this topic.

Student September 2024
Verified

It’s a great and easy course to follow

May 7, 2024

It’s a great and easy course to follow

Student May 2024
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Very interesting and informative.

January 29, 2024

Very interesting and informative.

Student January 2024
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I enjoyed the course and found it helped my self-development

January 8, 2024

I enjoyed the course and found it helped my self-development

Student January 2024
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Brilliant course.

September 29, 2023

Brilliant course.

Student September 2023
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Enjoying the course overall, so far its been very interesting and easy to navigate around the website.

September 18, 2023

Enjoying the course overall, so far its been very interesting and easy to navigate around the website.

Student September 2023
Verified

Some of the questions were tough to understand if they were a continuation of the previous question or their own standalone topic. Otherwise, really great course that encouraged self reflection and understanding

July 17, 2023

Some of the questions were tough to understand if they were a continuation of the previous question or their own standalone topic. Otherwise, really great course that encouraged self reflection and understanding

Student July 2023
Verified

Good - process is very straightforward and very well maintained by staff.

May 2, 2023

Good – process is very straightforward and very well maintained by staff.

Student May 2023
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Really enjoyed doing this course.

April 28, 2023

Really enjoyed doing this course.

Student April 2023
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Fabulous course, sad to have completed already.

October 5, 2022

Fabulous course, sad to have completed already.

Student October 2022
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I enjoyed this course and have learned new skills.

October 3, 2022

I enjoyed this course and have learned new skills.

Student October
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The tutor is very helpful and gives advise after each submission to improve the next rather than criticising the submissions.

October 3, 2022

The tutor is very helpful and gives advise after each submission to improve the next rather than criticising the submissions.

Student October 2022
Verified

I am enjoying the course and Adele gives good feedback.

July 14, 2022

I am enjoying the course and Adele gives good feedback.

Student July 2022
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Great course, Adele has been great and her feedback is very constructive and i find her very good, your admin great staff in helping with set up

June 22, 2022

Great course, Adele has been great and her feedback is very constructive and i find her very good, your admin great staff in helping with set up

Student June 2022
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I thoroughly enjoyed this course and feel I learned a lot from it.

May 30, 2022

I thoroughly enjoyed this course and feel I learned a lot from it.

Student May 2022
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Very good course.

April 28, 2022

Very good course.

Student April 2022
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I love this course it was so powerful for me and I did lean a lot of new skills.

March 31, 2022

I love this course it was so powerful for me and I did lean a lot of new skills.

Student March 2022
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I was so happy that I choose this course I did learn a lot of new skills which I am sure will need for my counseling journey.

March 31, 2022

I was so happy that I choose this course I did learn a lot of new skills which I am sure will need for my counseling journey.

Student March 2022
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i really enjoyed the course.

March 1, 2022

i really enjoyed the course.

Student February
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I really enjoyed the course, it was easy to follow and gave me a greater understanding of counselling which I know will be of use in my job of teaching young adults.

December 21, 2021

I really enjoyed the course, it was easy to follow and gave me a greater understanding of counselling which I know will be of use in my job of teaching young adults.

Student November 2021
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I believe the course was fantastic, but what really made it special was the kindness and helpful feedback from my tutor, Adele Grazi. She was incredibly patient and understanding , as well as helpful and prompt to respond.

December 21, 2021

I believe the course was fantastic, but what really made it special was the kindness and helpful feedback from my tutor, Adele Grazi. She was incredibly patient and understanding , as well as helpful and prompt to respond.

Student December 2021
Verified

I really liked the course, highly recommended.

March 8, 2021

I really liked the course, highly recommended.

Student March 2021
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I am enjoying the course and also counselling myself from this course, it has been a great tool for self development and self alignment for me. I must use this opportunity to say, my Tutor Adele Grazi is fantastic, always responding to messages and assignments as promptly as possible.

December 3, 2020

I am enjoying the course and also counselling myself from this course, it has been a great tool for self development and self alignment for me. I must use this opportunity to say, my Tutor Adele Grazi is fantastic, always responding to messages and assignments as promptly as possible.

Student December 2020
Verified

Course content was excellent and I liked the structured approach.

December 1, 2020

Course content was excellent and I liked the structured approach.

Student November 2020
Verified

Very positive course. thank you for your help and support specially a big thank you to Dr Wendy R Button my tutor for the majority of the course.

October 30, 2020

Very positive course. thank you for your help and support specially a big thank you to Dr Wendy R Button my tutor for the majority of the course.

Student October 2020
Verified

Interesting course content and easy and helpful way of learning.

July 14, 2020

Interesting course content and easy and helpful way of learning.

Student July 2020
Verified

Excellent.

December 3, 2019

Excellent.

Student December 2019
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So far I'm enjoying it. The assignments are reasonable, and my tutor is easy to approach and quick to respond.

November 18, 2019

So far I’m enjoying it. The assignments are reasonable, and my tutor is easy to approach and quick to respond.

Student November 2019
Verified

It was very good, I would recommend this course to anyone who was interested in training to become a counsellor

August 8, 2019

It was very good, I would recommend this course to anyone who was interested in training to become a counsellor

Student August 2019
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Very interesting course, i enjoyed it.

June 19, 2018

Very interesting course, i enjoyed it.

Student June 2018
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Very interesting and enjoyable course.

June 8, 2018

Very interesting and enjoyable course.

Student June 2018
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I found this course really easy to follow and informative. My tutor was always helpful and kind.

October 9, 2017

I found this course really easy to follow and informative. My tutor was always helpful and kind.

Student October 2017
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I thoroughly enjoyed my course. It was great to get the chance to study something that I am interested in and it has encouraged me to go on and do further studies.

October 9, 2017

I thoroughly enjoyed my course. It was great to get the chance to study something that I am interested in and it has encouraged me to go on and do further studies.

Student October 2017
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The Tutor is extremely helpful and I learn a lot from her feedback in regards to assignments and links she posts.

October 9, 2017

The Tutor is extremely helpful and I learn a lot from her feedback in regards to assignments and links she posts.

Student October 2017
Verified

The course is very interesting and the manual is also self explanatory. My tutor is also very friendly and I love her commitment.

August 9, 2017

The course is very interesting and the manual is also self explanatory. My tutor is also very friendly and I love her commitment.

Student August 2017
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I found this course to be very helpful and interesting.

August 9, 2017

I found this course to be very helpful and interesting.

Student August 2017
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Very interesting.

July 9, 2017

Very interesting.

Student July 2017
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The course is awesome, it has increased my knowledge about counseling and life in general. CMIT staffs are simply the best even when I had issues combining it with my school work, their responses and fantastic emails kept me going.

March 9, 2017

The course is awesome, it has increased my knowledge about counseling and life in general. CMIT staffs are simply the best even when I had issues combining it with my school work, their responses and fantastic emails kept me going.

Student March 2017
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Very interesting course, i feel i learnt a lot & the tutor was very helpful.

January 9, 2017

Very interesting course, i feel i learnt a lot & the tutor was very helpful.

Student January 2017
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I found the tutor excellent and staff very helpful.

January 9, 2017

I found the tutor excellent and staff very helpful.

Student January 2017
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The course is very interesting and the manual is also self explanatory. My tutor is also very friendly and I love her commitment.

August 9, 2016

The course is very interesting and the manual is also self explanatory. My tutor is also very friendly and I love her commitment.

Student August 2016
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My tutor guided me in the right direction and gave great feedback. I looked forward to my next assignment each time.

February 9, 2016

My tutor guided me in the right direction and gave great feedback. I looked forward to my next assignment each time.

Student Feb 2016
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