What is the difference between counselling psychology and clinical psychology, counselling or psychotherapy?
Combining personal awareness with a developed understanding of psychological theory may differentiate counselling psychology from related disciplines. Counselling psychologists would consider themselves to have a greater width and depth of psychological knowledge than might be obtained from many counselling psychotherapy trainings and perhaps place a greater emphasis on therapeutic skills and a humanistic value-base, plus personal and relational understanding, than might be obtained from clinical psychology training. How do I train to be a counselling psychologist? There are two stages in training leading to Chartered Member status. The first involves attaining the Graduate Basis for Chartered Member (GBC), usually gained by having a BPS accredited first degree in psychology which provides a fundamental knowledge of the discipline. The second stage requires a three year full time or part time equivalent, postgraduate doctorate-level training and study. This involves: Training in more t
