Counsellor Training - Lincolnshire

Ziggywhisk

Hi all,
I'm *hoping* somebody can help with my query please...
I live in Lincolnshire and really want to go in to counselling. I've spoken with a few places in the Lincoln area as to how they work with training etc and they are all so different I dont know where to start!

Has anybody gone down this road and able to offer even a little advice? I'm completely bamboozled by it all and feel I'm wasting time, I'd like to get signed up to something soon!

Thank you :-)

Brynsam

Sounds like you need to do a lot more research to find out what is available, and then think hard about what exactly you want to achieve. What sort of counselling do you want to do? What experience do you have that would help you to reach your goals? Ever done any volunteering in a role which involves counselling? Just 'really wanting' to do something without thinking it through isn't going to lead to the best outcome for you, however keen you are to 'get signed up to something soon'.

Do the groundwork thoroughly before you begin and with luck you should be able to narrow down the options for yourself and find the perfect course. Loads of useful info if you google on 'become a counsellor'.

[Deleted User]

Please ensure when you do any training that you do it with a provider that offers a proper qualification and not just some random certificate they have created themselves.

Its best to try and do this through a local college if you can.

jobbingmusician

I would endorse this advice. I used to work in mental health and employed a lot of counsellors - some of the courses out there accept people for training who we would never had considered employing.

I'm not a total fan of BACP but in this case I think they have sound advice. https://www.bacp.co.uk/careers/careers-in-counselling/training/

BrassicWoman

BACP level 2 and 3 can be done at night school while you work. Then you know enough to decide if you want to do level 4 which is a little more demanding.