This one-year programme is designed for qualified counsellors and psychotherapists who wish to extend their expertise into the area of focusing and experiential psychotherapy.

It is the first training course of its kind in the UK.

Focusing-oriented psychotherapy derives from the work of Eugene Gendlin, a close colleague of Carl Rogers. It is a form of therapy which belongs in the humanistic tradition, and more specifically within the tradition of client-centred and experiential psychotherapy. The central emphasis is on the experiencing process of the client and on ways in which the therapist can help the client to relate to their experiencing.

There is a growing interest world-wide in this form of psychotherapy, but opportunities for training have until now been very limited.

The first unit of the programme, leading to a Postgraduate Diploma, provides experiential training and a grounding in the theory and philosophy of focusing-oriented therapy.

The second unit extends the programme with an introduction to research methods, and the completion of a dissertation, which leads to a Master's degree.

Dates of Sessions for 2008-2009 (NB: These dates are provisional)

Unit
September 20th/21st
October 4th/5th
November 1st/2nd
November 22nd/23rd
December 13th/14th
January 17th/18th
February 14th/15th
March 14th/14th
May 2nd/3rd
May 30th/31st

Unit Two (NB: 2007-2008 dates displayed. 2008-2009 dates to be confirmed shortly)
September 28th/29th
November 2nd/3rd
November 30th/December 1st

Tuition Fees (NB: Fees for 2007-2008 displayed. 2008-2009 fees to be published in due course)

Home/EU Students
Postgraduate Diploma: £2,160
Master of Arts: £3,240 (includes both units)

International Students
Postgraduate Diploma: £6,100
Master of Arts: £9,150 (includes both units) If you wish to speak to somebody about your application please contact Jane Ramsbottom, Tel: +44 (0)1603 592656, email: j.ramsbottom@uea.ac.uk or download the brochure and application form online.