The School of Counselling

02/10/2026

From the post on what a Level 2 counselling course costs. Delivery, format, group size, and awarding body all move the price. Full piece on the blog: https://www.schoolofcounselling.com/post/level-2-counselling-course-cost

01/10/2026

From a Level 2 student on our Autumn 2025 cohort, on what the course turned out to be. Our next Level 2 intake starts week commencing 2 November. Read more student reviews: https://www.schoolofcounselling.com/student-reviews

30/09/2026

From the post on entry requirements. Level 2 asks for no qualifications, and no level on the CPCAB route needs a degree. Full piece on the blog: https://www.schoolofcounselling.com/post/counselling-course-entry-requirements

29/09/2026

How much does a Level 2 counselling course cost? At The School of Counselling, £1,495 standard or £1,995 intensive, both live on Zoom and leading to the same CPCAB certificate. The new post covers the four things that move the price of any Level 2 course, what a sub-£100 certificate misses, and four questions to ask a provider before you pay. Our next Level 2 intake starts week commencing 2 November.

At The School of Counselling, the CPCAB Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills costs £1,495 in the standard format and £1,995 in the intensive format, both delivered online via live Zoom lessons. Prices for Level 2 courses vary across UK providers depending on format, delivery method, and the a...

25/09/2026

From the post on empathic understanding. Sympathy looks on from outside. Identification turns the focus onto the counsellor. Empathy enters the client's world without losing yourself in it. Full piece on the blog: https://www.schoolofcounselling.com/post/empathic-understanding-in-counselling

24/09/2026

From a Level 2 student on our Winter 2025/26 cohort, on whether the course is worth the investment. Our next Level 2 intake starts week commencing 2 November. Read more student reviews: https://www.schoolofcounselling.com/student-reviews

23/09/2026

From the post on silence in counselling. Holding silence is one of the slowest skills to develop in training, because it asks you to tolerate your own discomfort with not speaking. Full piece on the blog: https://www.schoolofcounselling.com/post/silence-in-counselling-skills

22/09/2026

Active listening, paraphrasing, reflecting, summarising, open questions, silence. These six skills let a counsellor stay with a client's process without directing it. They are also the foundation of the CPCAB Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills. The post explains what each one involves. Our next Level 2 intake starts week commencing 2 November.

Counselling skills are the specific communication techniques counsellors use to help a client explore their own experience: active listening, paraphrasing, reflecting, summarising, open questions, and the disciplined use of silence. Together they let a counsellor stay with a client's process without...

18/09/2026

Carl Rogers put the client in charge of the direction. Person-centred counselling rests on the actualising tendency and three core conditions: congruence, unconditional positive regard, empathic understanding. No diagnosis, no homework, no agenda beyond the client's own. The new post covers where the approach came from, how change happens, and how to train in it.

Person-centred counselling is a therapeutic approach developed by the American psychologist Carl Rogers in the 1940s and 1950s. It rests on two convictions: every person carries an innate capacity for growth, known as the actualising tendency, and change happens inside a relationship marked by three...

17/09/2026

From the post on why person-centred counselling trusts the client to find their own direction. You hold the conditions. The client holds the direction. Full piece on the blog: https://www.schoolofcounselling.com/post/why-person-centred-counselling-trusts-the-client