Course Level: Postgraduate (Taught)

MSc Person-Centred Psychotherapy

This UKCP-accredited programme provides in-depth professional training in Person-Centred Psychotherapy, grounded in Carl Rogers’ theory of the necessary and sufficient conditions for psychological growth. Integrating classical Person-Centred foundations with contemporary developments in the field, the course supports students to develop reflective, reflexive, and relationally attuned psychotherapeutic practice.

The MSc enables students to engage deeply with the Person-Centred philosophy, which places authenticity, empathy, and unconditional positive regard at the heart of the therapeutic encounter. Through experiential learning and supported clinical practice, students cultivate the capacity to work therapeutically with clients from diverse backgrounds and experiences, with sensitivity to issues of power, identity, and culture.

MSc Gestalt Psychotherapy

Gestalt Psychotherapy is grounded in the belief that awareness of present experience is transformative. This course focuses on the relational and experiential aspects of therapy, encouraging students to explore how meaning and change arise through contact between therapist and client. The training fosters curiosity, openness, and creative experimentation as key aspects of Gestalt practice.

Integrative Humanistic Psychotherapy Studies (UKCP preparatory year)

This Level 6 bridging programme provides a foundation for students wishing to progress to postgraduate psychotherapy training. It introduces key humanistic principles, integrative theory, and reflective practice, supporting students to develop the personal insight and theoretical understanding necessary for advanced therapeutic study.

The Integrative Humanistic Psychotherapy Studies (UKCP preparatory year) is designed to help students ‘find their modality’ – developing an informed awareness of the different approaches to psychotherapy and counselling available at Metanoia Institute. Through experiential and theoretical learning, participants gain clarity on their professional direction and readiness for postgraduate-level study.

MSc Integrative Psychotherapy: Humanistic Approach

This UKCP-accredited postgraduate training integrates humanistic and integrative perspectives to prepare students for professional clinical practice as psychotherapists. The programme offers an immersive learning experience that combines rigorous academic study with experiential, reflective, and supervised clinical training.

Drawing from relational, experiential, and phenomenological traditions, the course supports students to develop their own integrative approach to psychotherapy, grounded in humanistic values and informed by contemporary practice. It focuses on developing the whole practitioner – intellectually, emotionally, and ethically – fostering a deep understanding of both self and client within the therapeutic relationship.

The programme is founded on a humanistic philosophy that views the therapeutic relationship as a space for growth, change, and meaning-making. It integrates personal process with professional development, encouraging students to explore and refine their unique therapeutic presence and style while developing clinical competence and theoretical understanding.