The Academy: Sheffield Psychotherapy and Counselling Education (S.P.A.C.E) Ltd
We have been established since 2010 and are a specialist training organisation dedicated to developing ‘people skills’. We are an independent, leading training provider in Sheffield!
Do you:-
- Want to understand more about yourself and others and improve communication skills?
- Seek to enhance an existing role involving listening and interpersonal or ‘people’ skills?
- Want to train as a counsellor/psychotherapist?
- Wish to enhance your personal and/or professional development?
- Need to develop your staff to communicate and deal with the public or colleagues more effectively?
We offer a Foundations in Counselling course and a Diploma in Integrative Counselling & Psychotherapy. The Foundation course runs as two groups; Monday 9.30-1pm OR Friday 9.30-1pm.
Why Study with us?
- A solid and professional training delivered by knowledgeable, expert practitioner-tutors
- This three year course supports you through to completion of all training requirements.
- Experience and research indicates clients are best served by an approach that takes account of their diversity: we train students to use the therapeutic relationship as the agent of change, to respond to a variety of people and problems with a range of methods.
- We place a high value on integrity and ethical practice.
- Past students have all gained placement experience in the public and voluntary sector in Sheffield and the surrounding region.
- Former students have successfully entered private practice and/or gained posts in the public sector (primary and secondary health, education) and voluntary sector and gained NCS/BACP accreditation.
- Small classes (max 14)
- Learning materials, refreshments and specialist library provided
Please see our ‘Courses’ page and ‘downloads’ section for Course fees and Entry requirements.
Gail Evans interview where she talks about Counsellor Training. Click on link to view https://shu.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=ba9f5c9d-f48a-4aba-9bc8-addb00db9274
Our External Examiner has rated our centre as ‘Outstanding’ in 2020, 2021 and 2022
The External Examiner commends the Centre for its learning pathway and for its commitment to standards and quality in the delivery of its training programme.
The content of sampled work is comprehensive and demonstrates high quality submissions, often recognised by the tutors as being ’Outstanding’, even ‘Fabulous’, in content, structure, writing style and understanding of the integrative counselling model as delivered by S.P.A.C.E. The sampled range of submissions provides evidence not only of compliance to the teaching programme but also of a commitment to the core training model and to the training philosophy which underpins the Diploma training programme.
The range of assessed submissions scrutinised by the External Examiner …has been consistent, constructive and developmental.
Patron: Professor Colin Feltham
Directors: Gail Evans, Julie Howorth, Sally Lee
Tutors : Claire Wood, Julie Howorth, Zoe Hilbert, Emma Cuckson, Suzy Henry and Eleanor McMillan plus guest speakers
Supervisors: Emma Garrard, Suzy Henry, Annabel Marshall-Foster, Sarah-Jane Hull and Judi Harrison.
Our counselling courses are carefully designed to support students to develop the knowledge, understanding, attitudes and interpersonal and professional skills needed to help others with emotional problems. Counselling courses also help a student’s personal growth and self-understanding. Our professional counsellor training is devised to meet BACP requirements.
Our Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy course has been accredited by the National Counselling Society which means that graduates have a more straightforward route to apply for registration and the Accredited Register.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC3N5kXTcbM
Registered Office: The Coach House, 1A Filey Street, Sheffield S10 2FF
Registered in England and Wales, Company number 13975987
07977 287485
enquiries@counsellingacademy.org