This programme provides the opportunity for students to develop their knowledge and skills as a counsellor, and is especially suited to those considering a career as a practising counsellor. Counselling is a talking therapy with two major strands: firstly, helping people cope with emotional and relational difficulties and, secondly, facilitating personal growth. In the first term of the programme, and informed by the reflective scientist-practitioner model, students are introduced to counselling theory and ethics, will be able to learn practical counselling skills. As the course can lead to a professional qualification in counselling, much of the learning is experiential. This means students can develop their counselling skills as well as understand how to apply theory to their work. The primary theoretical and philosophical approach the programme teaches in the person-centred approach with an emphasis upon the importance of intersubjectivity and the therapeutic relationship. In the second term students can gain practical experience as trainee counsellors, learn about relevant clinical research paradigms, and are introduced to methods for reliably assessing a client's response to counselling, including the use of measurement tools such as questionnaires. The second year will focus on the MSc, where students can develop a range of research skills and engage in a research project in relation to counselling.