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

Advancing Your Practice: Training for CPCAB Level 5 CBT

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If you’re a qualified counsellor looking to deepen your practice and expand your therapeutic toolkit, the CPCAB Level 5 Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapeutic Skills and Theory offers an exciting opportunity for growth. 
This specialist qualification gives you the skills and confidence to integrate CBT into your work—enhancing your effectiveness and expanding the ways you can support clients.

What Is the CPCAB Level 5 CBT Diploma?

The Level 5 Diploma in CBT Skills and Theory is designed for qualified counsellors who want to gain a deeper understanding of cognitive behavioural therapy and how it can be applied in a variety of settings. 
The course focuses on the skills, theory, and structured approach of CBT—while still encouraging an integrative mindset grounded in the relational core of counselling.
It’s not about becoming a rigid technician—it’s about becoming a more adaptable, evidence-informed, and ethically grounded practitioner.


Why train with Aspire
At Aspire Counselling Academy, our CPCAB Level 5 Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapeutic Skills and Theory offers more than a professional development course—it’s an empowering step forward in your counselling career, rooted in the values of trust, growth, inclusion, and evidence-informed practice.
When you continue your journey with Aspire at Level 5, you’ll benefit from:

  • Expert tutors who are qualified CBT practitioners and experienced integrative counsellors
  • A collaborative learning environment that supports both clinical development and reflective practice
  • Skills-focused training that equips you with structured CBT tools for real client work
  • Flexible study formats to help you balance learning with life and existing practice
  • A commitment to ethical, inclusive, and responsive therapeutic approaches

Our Level 5 learners are already qualified counsellors—many working in private practice, education, the NHS, or voluntary sectors—who want to expand their therapeutic toolkit with CBT methods and interventions. 
This training helps you support clients facing anxiety, depression, trauma, low self-esteem, and more using evidence-based strategies grounded in cognitive and behavioural theory.
Whether you're looking to enhance your current practice, meet service demands, or explore a new clinical direction, CBT training with Aspire will equip you with the confidence, competence, and credibility to take that next step.

Who Is It For?
This course is ideal for you if:

You’re a qualified counsellor (minimum Level 4 Diploma or equivalent)
You want to add CBT tools and techniques to your current practice
You’re interested in working with anxiety, depression, trauma, phobias, and more
You value a structured, goal-oriented approach to complement relational work
You’re preparing for or already working in private practice, schools, NHS, or EAP settings
Whether you’re newly qualified or an experienced therapist, CBT training adds a powerful new dimension to your professional work.

What You’ll Learn

The CPCAB Level 5 CBT course covers both theoretical and practical components. 
Key areas of study include:

The history and principles of CBT
Core CBT concepts: automatic thoughts, core beliefs, cognitive distortions
Behavioural techniques including exposure, activity scheduling, and behavioural experiments
Collaborative case formulation and treatment planning
Using CBT to work with anxiety, depression, self-esteem, and stress
Risk assessment and managing client safety
Evidence-based practice, research, and outcome monitoring
Ethical and professional issues in CBT delivery
You’ll also apply your learning through skills practice, case studies, supervision, and reflective work.

Why CBT?
CBT is one of the most widely used and researched therapeutic approaches. 
It is:

  • Evidence-based and recommended by NICE for many mental health conditions
  • Structured and time-limited, making it ideal for brief therapy work
  • Highly adaptable, suitable for use with individuals, groups, and in varied settings
  • Empowering, helping clients understand and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviours

Adding CBT to your practice enhances your ability to support a broader range of clients—especially those seeking practical tools alongside emotional support.

 What to Expect From the Course
At Aspire Counselling Academy, the Level 5 CBT training is delivered in a way that’s both professionally rigorous and personally supportive. You’ll engage in:

Interactive classroom-based or blended learning
In-depth skills development and feedback
Supervised casework (usually with CBT clients)
Reflective journals and written assignments
Supportive peer discussions and experiential learning

Many students report that this course not only enhances their clinical skills—but also reignites their passion for learning and development.

Final Thoughts

The CPCAB Level 5 Diploma in CBT isn’t just about learning a technique—it’s about evolving as a counsellor. 
It gives you the tools to work in a more structured, focused way with clients, while still honouring the relational depth at the heart of therapeutic work.
If you’re ready to take the next step in your counselling career, CBT training can open doors to new roles, new clients, and new confidence in your ability to make a lasting impact.

Services

Level 5 CBT - ONLINE

Date: TBC Location ONLINE, Price:£2800

Key information for Level 5 CBT

This qualification is intended for candidates who want to develop CBT skills and theory as an integral part of their professional counselling work.
It is designed to enhance the employability of counsellors in organisational settings and as independent practitioners by giving them a solid grounding in CBT skills and theory. CBT is one of the NICE recommended psychological therapies and counsellors with CBT skills are often favoured above those without in multidisciplinary psychological therapy teams especially the Increasing Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT) teams.

You must have obtained our Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling or its equivalent.
Qualification Number:
500/8460/4
Guided Learning Hours:
120 hours
Total Qualification Time:
388 hours
Credit value:
39
Minimum age:
19 years
All course can be paid in full or by monthly payments

ONLINE COURSE
Level 5 course fee is £2800
This includes all CPCAB registration fees
Initial deposit of £400
followed by monthly payments of £400 (x 6 payments)

Payable by monthly invoice or bank transfer

application forms

Application Form for ONLINE courses

Please download our application form to register your interest in enrolling onto one of our online courses. Please email completed application form to: Courses@Aspirecounsellingacademy.co.uk

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Application form for CLASSROOM course

Please download this form if you are applying to learn one of our courses through being in the classroom (in person learning) based at Arnhem House, Bentalls, Basildon, SS14 3BX Please email completed application form to: Courses@Aspirecounsellingacademy.co.uk

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