Delivered by ICHAS at Griffith College, the MA in Counselling and Psychotherapy (Person Centred Modalities) focuses on helping you support clients through empathy, understanding, and evidence-based person-centred approaches.
This MA in Counselling and Psychotherapy (Person Centred Modalities) is designed for graduates and practitioners who want to enhance their professional skills, strengthen their self-awareness, and make a meaningful impact on individual and community wellbeing.
By the end of the MA in Counselling and Psychotherapy (Person Centred Modalities), you’ll be able to:
The MA in Counselling and Psychotherapy (Person Centred Modalities) supports your development through a structured, flexible blended format—ideal for working professionals. It also provides a pathway for further advanced study and progression.
Ideal for those looking to advance their career, the MA in Counselling and Psychotherapy (Person Centred Modalities) equips you to support individuals, families, and communities with confidence and professionalism.
| Course Location | EU |
| Location Postcode | Dublin 8 |
| Course Type | Blended Learning - Mix of Classroom & Online |
| Course Qualification | Masters Degree |
| Awarding Body | QQI |
| Awarding Body Details | MA in Counselling and Psychotherapy (Person Centred Modalities) |
| Course Duration | 2 Years |
| Course Time | Timetable: Timetables will be made available closer to the course start date. This course is delivered over 2 Years Part-Time. Lectures are delivered one evening a week from 6pm-9pm and on approximately eight Saturdays from 9:30am-4:30 pm in the academic year (Sept-May). The programme utilises blended learning for theoretic elements of engagement while in-person attendance is required for skills-based modules, allowing for flexibility in achieving a work/life/study balance. |
| Course Fee | 8200 |
| Entry Requirements | This programme is designed for graduates in health and human sciences, particularly graduates of counselling-related programmes, nursing, social care, social work, psychology, and programmes in cognate areas, who wish to expand their knowledge and understanding of the human condition. The knowledge, skills and competence required to successfully participate in and complete this Level 9 Programme. Applicants will normally have successfully achieved a Level 2:2 award in a relevant Human Science Level 8 degree. Those who have completed other relevant education programmes or have relevant professional experience, etc., where Recognised Prior Learning (RPL) and Acquired Prior Learning (APL) can be applied to the programme by submission of programme content, qualification, and assignments equivalent to an appropriate Level 8 award at an Honours 2:2 standard can also be considered. All applicants undertake a selection interview to support applicants to make an informed decision regarding their choice of programme and to ensure suitability. Successful applicants would be required to complete Garda Vetting at the College. |
| Career Path | Career Options: This programme is designed to meet the requirements of professional accreditation with the Association of Professional Counsellors and Psychotherapists (APCP) and the National Association for Professional Counselling & Psychotherapy. Graduates from this programme can be found working in various settings across the caring profession and can be found working in such as: Private Practice HSE Addiction Treatment Centres Pieta House Mental health Services Aiseiri My Move Counselling Services Tusla Social Care Mental Health Nursing |
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