CPCAB Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling (PC-L5)
CPCAB Level 5 Diploma - Mapped to meet BACP SCoPED Column B
CPCAB
If you’re a qualified counsellor looking to deepen your therapeutic understanding and work at greater psychological depth, the CPCAB Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling provides a meaningful and enriching next step.
This advanced qualification supports you in developing your capacity to work with complex client presentations and longer-term counselling relationships.
What Is the CPCAB Level 5 PC Diploma?
This qualification is designed for practising counsellors who want to move beyond foundational work and explore the psychotherapeutic process in more depth. It focuses on working with a broad range of client needs—including those with more entrenched or complex issues—through a relational, ethically grounded approach.
Rather than training you to apply a single modality, this diploma encourages critical reflection, theoretical integration, and professional maturity. You’ll develop greater confidence in managing challenging dynamics, supporting client autonomy, and sustaining the therapeutic relationship over time.
This advanced qualification supports you in developing your capacity to work with complex client presentations and longer-term counselling relationships.
What Is the CPCAB Level 5 PC Diploma?
This qualification is designed for practising counsellors who want to move beyond foundational work and explore the psychotherapeutic process in more depth. It focuses on working with a broad range of client needs—including those with more entrenched or complex issues—through a relational, ethically grounded approach.
Rather than training you to apply a single modality, this diploma encourages critical reflection, theoretical integration, and professional maturity. You’ll develop greater confidence in managing challenging dynamics, supporting client autonomy, and sustaining the therapeutic relationship over time.
Why Train with Aspire
At Aspire Counselling Academy, the CPCAB Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling is more than an advanced qualification—it’s a powerful step in your development as a reflective, ethical, and skilled practitioner. Grounded in values of trust, inclusion, and professional integrity, this course helps you deepen your clinical understanding and work with greater psychological complexity.
By training with Aspire, you’ll benefit from:
Our Level 5 learners are qualified counsellors working across private practice, education, health, and community settings. This diploma supports you in working at greater depth with a wider range of client concerns, including trauma, identity, and complex emotional needs.
Whether you're expanding your practice or stepping into longer-term client work, Aspire will equip you with the depth, confidence, and credibility to take that next step.
By training with Aspire, you’ll benefit from:
- Experienced tutors with backgrounds in psychotherapeutic counselling and clinical supervision
- A supportive, relational learning environment that encourages both professional and personal growth
- A depth-focused curriculum that integrates theory, clinical insight, and ethical practice
- Flexible study options to suit your lifestyle and counselling commitments
- A strong focus on diversity, ethics, and responsiveness in therapeutic work
Our Level 5 learners are qualified counsellors working across private practice, education, health, and community settings. This diploma supports you in working at greater depth with a wider range of client concerns, including trauma, identity, and complex emotional needs.
Whether you're expanding your practice or stepping into longer-term client work, Aspire will equip you with the depth, confidence, and credibility to take that next step.
Who is it for?
This course is ideal if:
What You’ll LearnThe CPCAB Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling covers:
- You’re a qualified counsellor (Level 4 Diploma or equivalent)
- You want to deepen your work with more complex or long-term client issues
- You value an integrative, relational approach to counselling
- You’re working in or moving toward private practice, NHS, schools, or community settings
What You’ll LearnThe CPCAB Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling covers:
- Working with complex client needs and deeper relational dynamics
- Advanced assessment, case formulation, and therapeutic process
- Key theories: attachment, development, trauma, identity, loss
- Ethical, inclusive, and reflective practice in long-term work
Why Psychotherapeutic Counselling?
Psychotherapeutic counselling allows you to work at greater depth with clients—supporting more complex, long-term, or deeply rooted issues. It is:
Training at this level expands your capacity to support clients with a wider range of psychological, emotional, and relational challenges—moving beyond short-term symptom relief toward lasting personal growth.
- Relational and integrative, drawing on a range of theories and approaches
- Client-led and depth-oriented, ideal for sustained and transformative work
- Adaptable across settings, including private practice, healthcare, and education
- Ethically grounded, fostering safe, inclusive, and responsive practice
Training at this level expands your capacity to support clients with a wider range of psychological, emotional, and relational challenges—moving beyond short-term symptom relief toward lasting personal growth.
What to Expect from the Course
At Aspire Counselling Academy, the Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling is delivered with both professional depth and personal support. You’ll engage in:
Students often describe this course as a turning point—not only in their clinical practice, but in their personal and professional growth.
Final Thoughts
The CPCAB Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling isn’t just about gaining more knowledge—it’s about deepening who you are as a practitioner. It equips you to work more confidently with complexity, build lasting therapeutic relationships, and navigate the challenges of real-world counselling with integrity.
If you’re ready to grow, reflect, and step into the next stage of your professional journey, this course offers the skills, support, and insight to take you there.
- Interactive classroom-based or blended learning
- Advanced skills development with structured feedback
- Supervised client work, focusing on long-term or complex cases
- Reflective journals and theory-informed written assignments
- Collaborative peer discussions and experiential learning
Students often describe this course as a turning point—not only in their clinical practice, but in their personal and professional growth.
Final Thoughts
The CPCAB Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling isn’t just about gaining more knowledge—it’s about deepening who you are as a practitioner. It equips you to work more confidently with complexity, build lasting therapeutic relationships, and navigate the challenges of real-world counselling with integrity.
If you’re ready to grow, reflect, and step into the next stage of your professional journey, this course offers the skills, support, and insight to take you there.
Course Dates
Level 5 - Psychotherapeutic Counselling - ONLINE
Date: 8/9/25 Location ONLINE, Price:£2800 Monday evenings 5:30pm - 10pm ( includes breaks) course is over 30 weeks - term time only
Key information for Level 5 Psychotherapeutic Counselling
Purpose of Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling
This qualification is designed to give learners the knowledge, skills and competencies to work as self-employed counsellors in independent practice. It also equips learners to take on a senior counselling role in an organisational context where client assessment, referral and routine evaluation are part of the role.
This qualification meets the competencies of SCoPEd Column B and with sufficient practice hours provides candidates with a route to membership and accreditation with professional associations in counselling approved by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) e.g. BACP, NCPS, ACC.Entry requirements
You must have obtained a Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling or its equivalent.
Qualification information
Qualification Number
500/8386/7
Guided Learning Hours
120 hours
Total Qualification Time
458 hours
Credit value
46
Minimum age
19 years
Course Payments
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 £350
followed by monthly payments of £350 (x 7 payments)
Payable by monthly invoice or bank transfer
application forms
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 Suite 2, Church Walk House, Basildon, Essex, SS14 1GJ Please email completed application form to: Courses@Aspirecounsellingacademy.co.uk
Application form for ONLINE course
Please download this form if you are applying to learn one of our courses through ONLINE delivery. Please email completed application form to: Courses@Aspirecounsellingacademy.co.uk
