Maple Leaf Counselling & Training Centre

18/08/2026

✨ **NEW FOR 2026 — COMING SOON TO MAPLE LEAF**

We're excited to be adding a brand-new specialist Level 5 course to our counselling training programme.

**Level 5 Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapeutic Skills and Theory (CBT-L5)**

Designed for counsellors looking to expand their therapeutic toolkit, this specialist qualification offers the opportunity to develop your knowledge and understanding of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and integrate CBT skills and theory into your therapeutic practice.

🎓 **Level 5 specialist training**
🧠 **Cognitive Behavioural Therapeutic Skills & Theory**
📅 **Thursday daytime**
🗓️ **Starting October 2026**
📍 **Maple Leaf Counselling & Training Centre, Birmingham**

**Full course information and applications coming soon.**

Interested in joining our first CBT-L5 cohort? Keep an eye on our website and social channels for further details.

💚 **Providing counselling training throughout your career.**

17/08/2026

Ready to take your counselling practice further? 🌿

Our **Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling (PC-L5)** is designed for qualified counsellors who want to deepen their therapeutic knowledge, develop their professional practice and progress their counselling training beyond Level 4.

This advanced practitioner training provides an opportunity to explore theory and practice in greater depth, further develop your therapeutic skills and continue building confidence as an autonomous practitioner.

🎓 **Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling**
📅 **Thursday daytime**
🗓️ **Starting September 2026**
📍 **Maple Leaf Counselling & Training Centre, Birmingham**

**Applications are now being accepted for September 2026.**

If you're ready for the next stage of your professional development, visit our website for full course information, entry requirements and details of how to apply.

💚 **Providing counselling training throughout your career.**

17/08/2026

Are you a qualified counsellor looking to develop your practice with children and young people? 🌿

Our **Level 5 Diploma in Counselling Children and Young People (11+)** is designed for counsellors who want to build the specialist knowledge, skills and confidence needed to work therapeutically with young people aged 11 and above.

📚 **Level 5 specialist training**
🌿 **Children & Young People – 11+**
📅 **Monday evenings**
🗓️ **Starting October 2026**
📍 **Maple Leaf Counselling & Training Centre, Birmingham**

This specialist qualification gives you the opportunity to extend your existing counselling practice and develop your understanding of working safely, ethically and effectively with young people.

**Applications are now open for our October 2026 cohort.**

If working with children and young people is the next step in your counselling career, we'd love to hear from you.

Visit our website for course information and details of how to apply.

💚 **Providing counselling training throughout your career.**

17/08/2026

Are you a qualified counsellor looking to develop your therapeutic practice with younger children and adolescents? 🌿

Our **Level 5 Diploma in Counselling Children and Young People (4+)** offers specialist training for counsellors who want to develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to work therapeutically with children and young people.

🌱 **Specialist Level 5 training**
🧒 **Working with children and young people from age 4+**
📅 **Saturday daytime**
🗓️ **Starting September 2026**
📍 **Maple Leaf Counselling & Training Centre, Birmingham**

Working therapeutically with children requires specialist understanding and a developmentally appropriate approach. This course provides the opportunity to extend your existing counselling skills and develop your practice for working with younger clients.

**Applications are now being accepted for September 2026.**

Visit our website for full course information, entry requirements and details of how to apply.

💚 **Providing counselling training throughout your career.**

17/08/2026

Thinking about training as a counsellor? 🌱

Whether you're taking your very first step into counselling training or you're ready to develop, qualify or specialise, your training journey can continue with us at Maple Leaf.

Our counselling training pathway offers opportunities to progress through the levels — from developing your first counselling skills at Level 2, through to practitioner training at Level 4 and advanced and specialist qualifications at Levels 5 and 6.

You don't need to have your whole career mapped out before you begin. Sometimes, you just need to know where to take the first step.

💚 Providing counselling training throughout your career.

Explore our courses, upcoming start dates and training opportunities on our website.

11/08/2026

🍁 Hello, we’re Maple Leaf!

Based in Shirley, Solihull, Maple Leaf Counselling & Training Centre has been supporting people on their counselling journey for over 12 years.

Whether you're considering counselling training for the first time, working towards professional qualification, or looking to develop your practice further, we offer a pathway from Level 2 through to Level 6, including specialist training.

Over the coming weeks, we'll be introducing our courses, our team and life at Maple Leaf — as well as sharing information, opportunities and resources for students and counsellors.

Training counsellors. Supporting practitioners.
Strengthening communities. 🍁

🌐 mapleleafcounselling.co.uk

10/09/2025

Mental Health is so important, regardless of your thoughts about counselling please speak to someone, talking really does help!

Today is World Su***de Prevention Day and we're spreading the message that it's ok to talk about su***de, in fact asking directly can help save a life. 💜

For advice on talking about su***de check out our website: https://bit.ly/4ge4qif

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13/08/2025

We have just enjoyed our second Summertime Self Care Yoga session in the outdoors.

Its been great to have the weather in order to use the beautiful space.

There are still tickets available for the next two sessions being held on the 20th Aug and the 27th. These sessions really are for everyone so why not give it a try this summer.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/summertime-selfcare-yin-restorative-yoga-breathwork-tickets-1499429918249?aff=oddtdtcreator

07/08/2025

CPCAB have just released their updated PC-L5 mapped to ScoPEd Column B! Our L5 qualifications start in September, check out our website for more information.

Latest News Insights Working with CPCAB Becoming a Counsellor CPCAB’s PC-L5 Diploma Now Fully Aligned to the SCoPEd Framework’s Column B Competences As a training provider, you play a vital role in guiding counsellors as they

07/08/2025