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MSc Integrative Psychotherapy: a Humanistic approach Open Event

Open Event

Key Information

Event Date

05/05/2026

Event Start

18:30

Event Finish

19:30

Event Fee

In Person / Virtual / Hybrid

Online

A UKCP-accredited, five-year part-time training, leading to a Diploma and MSc degree in Humanistic Psychotherapy and a qualification to practice as a psychotherapist.

Supporting Information

A UKCP-accredited, five-year part-time training, leading to a Diploma and MSc degree in Humanistic Psychotherapy and a qualification to practice as a psychotherapist.

The course includes theoretical input, skills training, personal development and practical experience of working with clients. Students in the third year and above may also opt to take the Metanoia Clinical Diploma in Humanistic Psychotherapeutic Counselling, which is gained via additional study days and a written and oral examination, and provides a path to BACP accreditation.

Join Metanoia’s teaching team at our next online Open Event to learn more about this postgraduate taught programme.

Congratulations on taking this next step in your career. We’re looking forward to meeting you.

Event Speakers

Melissa Cliffe

Head of Programme, MSc in Integrative Psychotherapy: A Humanistic approach

Email melissa.cliffe@metanoia.ac.uk

Melissa Cliffe MA UKCP Head of Programme Melissa joined Metanoia in 2020 as a Primary Tutor and was appointed Head of Programme for the MSc in Integrative Psychotherapy: A Humanistic Approach in 2023. Originally qualifying as a Gestalt psychotherapist in 2008, Melissa’s clinical work has since developed within a broad Humanistic framework. Alongside programme leadership, Melissa is currently undertaking doctoral research exploring women’s experiences of attracting male sexual and romantic attention, and how Humanistic practitioners work with this material in the therapy room. This research reflects a long-standing interest in power, relational dynamics, and embodied experience. Over a diverse psychotherapy career, Melissa has worked across charities, Employee Assistance Providers, and training organisations, while maintaining a long-established private practice in East London. Additional work includes designing app-based mental health content, facilitating groups for midlife women, and supporting survivors of cultic abuse. A former spokesperson for the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), Melissa has contributed to national conversations on mental health, advocating ethical, inclusive, and compassionate practice.

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