19 Psychotherapy Masters Degree Programs in United Kingdom

Enhance your skills and gain the theoretical knowledge required to become a qualified, British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) registered counsellor or psychotherapist. Academic teaching will be delivered by a combination of qualified staff, experts in the field of counselling and psychotherapy, and on-site/in-clinic practice supervisors.

Our MSc Psychological Therapy in Primary Care is an NHS Scotland-funded professional training course. Gain the clinical and professional skills you need to work in mental health services.

This programme provides you with a broad understanding of the theories and practices of dance movement therapy necessary for safe and effective clinical work, and enables you to practise as a dance movement therapist.

This MSc in Children's Psychological Disorders will equip you with a thorough theoretical understanding of the psychological factors that cause and maintain emotional and behavioural problems in children. Taught by leading international experts, you will discover and research how both mental health difficulties and neurodevelopmental conditions, which include anxiety, depression, ADHD, autism and conduct disorder, emerge in childhood.

Our two-year, pre-registration Masters course in physiotherapy will prepare you for a career as a fully qualified and autonomous physiotherapist.

The MSc in Counselling and Psychotherapy program is designed to prepare students to become effective practitioners in mental health care. The course combines theoretical understanding with practical s...

The MA Psychotherapy & Counselling will give you a broad knowledge of psychotherapy and the work of key historical and contemporary figures.

A five year part-time training, leading to a Diploma and MSc degree in Humanistic Psychotherapy and a qualification to practice as a psychotherapist, together with an optional Diploma in Humanistic Counselling. Due to the popularity of our Diploma in Humanistic Counselling Diploma with BSc (Hons) Degree, and as a result of student feedback, we have decided to offer a further Humanistic training course, namely a Diploma in Humanistic Psychotherapy, together with an MSc in Humanistic Psychotherapy. As with all of our psychotherapy trainings, the last three years of this five year programme, contribute to the award of an MSc.

The Psychotherapy MSc program is designed to help students develop a deep understanding of psychological theories and practical skills needed for effective therapy practice. It combines academic learn...

MPsy Psychotherapy and Counselling is a four-year training route for applicants who wish to become a practising psychotherapist or counsellor. We educate in the theory, research, and practice of psychotherapy and counselling, complementing professional training in psychotherapy and counselling with the academic rigour of a degree. The degree is an integrated master's degree, which means that a three year undergraduate degree is combined with a final master's year, leading to a master's level qualification.

The program focuses on developing students’ understanding of counselling and psychotherapy through comprehensive academic coursework combined with practical experience. Students explore various therap...

The MSc in Counselling and Psychotherapy is designed to give students a thorough understanding of counseling theories and practical skills, preparing them for a career helping others. The program comb...

A part-time course running one weekend per month over a 10 unit year and leading to a Master’s of Science (MSc) qualification in Contemporary Person-Centred Psychotherapy and Application. On successful graduation, along with the MSc in Psychotherapy, the course confers individual registration with the UKCP as a psychotherapist. This course aims to support students to develop as sophisticated person-centred psychotherapists, familiar with issues and approaches used in a variety of settings where contemporary therapeutic work is evolving and to be able to understand different theoretical approaches that follow the relational turn in the psychotherapy field.

This programme offers post-graduate training in Gestalt Psychotherapy and will provide you with a strong knowledge base and the expertise to practice as a Gestalt psychotherapist with a broad range of clients in a variety of settings. The total length of this programme is five years (part-time) and runs for one weekend a month over ten months for the first four years, followed by an examination module.

The certificate in therapeutic skills (or equivalent) is a requirement for starting any of our MSc courses at Metanoia. A part-time training leading to a Diploma and MSc degree in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy, which will provide you with automatic registration with UKCP and a qualification to practice as a psychotherapist, with additional optional Diploma in TA Psychotherapeutic Counselling route available from the third year of training.