Regent's College, School of Psychotherapy & Counselling Psychology

The School of Psychotherapy & Counselling Psychology (SPCP) is one of seven specialist schools at Regent's College London - the largest provider of private higher education in the UK.

SPCP is a leading training school for psychotherapy, counselling and counselling psychology in the UK. We aim to develop professionals who think independently, are theoretically well informed and able to skilfully and ethically provide psychotherapy and counselling in a variety of professional settings.

Why SPCP?

International reputation - SPCP has a reputation for innovation and the promotion of critical thinking in the field; members of its faculty are invited to speak throughout the world and the student body is drawn to the School's training programmes from across Europe, North America, Japan and Australia, as well as the UK.
Professional accreditation - as an accrediting body the School's courses lead to professional registration with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy and eligibility to apply for individual accreditation with BACP.
Experienced faculty members - the School's permanent faculty possess a breadth and diversity of professional experience and have been at the forefront of developing innovative teaching modalities and programmes. We encourage academic rigour while honouring the experiential and interpersonal encounter and foster professional competence to meet the challenges of a rapidly evolving field.
A safe but challenging learning environment - class and group sizes are carefully limited according to the specific learning activity; we take care to provide a carefully structured human 'environment' to facilitate the personally challenging nature of the learning required of professional training in this field.

Central London Location

Our tranquil surroundings provide a haven from the fast pace of London life. Our single campus in Regent's Park, one of the most popular Royal Parks in London, is surrounded by classical style terraces and beautiful rose gardens. The Park spans over 410 acres and includes a lake, canal and a number of villas. Regent's Park is home to the London Zoo, the Royal Botanic Society and a number of other organisations and institutions. It is also the largest outdoor sports area in London.

Our campus is just a 10 minute tube ride away from St Pancras Station, where you can catch the Eurostar and be in central Paris in less than 3 hours.

We offer the following postgraduate programmes:

Services

Although many of the postgraduate programmes offered at SPCP are part-time, you will have full- time access to all on campus facilities. You have the option to join our on- campus gym, as well as attend a wide variety of evening classes such as dance, aerobics, fencing, abdominal exercises, Pilates and martial arts classes. Surrounding the campus are tennis and basketball courts, and a five-a-side football pitch. Sports teams include volleyball, basketball, football, tennis and golf.

We offer a range of excellent catering facilities for breakfast, lunch, evening meals and snacks, including The Regent's College Refectory; The Deli; The Brasserie - which includes a restaurant with an impressive Italian-inspired menu, as well as a more informal cafe - and The Sports Bar.

Our Student Centre provides all kinds of non-academic information and assistance. It organises social activities including day trips and weekend trips, parties and quiz nights, as well as providing advice on health care, counselling, student discount cards and travel.

We offer postgraduate students their own centre with common room, IT, print and group work facilities.

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Year institution founded: 1990

International to domestic ratio: 90%

Average class size: 20

Scholarship

We offer merit based scholarships to undergraduate students of up to 50% off their tuition fees. Once you have admission to the programme you must send a 300-500 word statement for the attention of the Scholarship Committee, stating why you should be considered for the award and what contribution you feel you will make to the School. The Scholarship Committee will want to see evidence of academic strength and/or potential.

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Accommodation

College managed accommodation is provided in Oliver Hall, Reid Hall and Oliver Flats and at our off campus sites. Spaces at these halls of residence are in high demand and because there is a limited amount of College accommodation students are advised to apply early. Priority is always given to undergraduate students who are starting their first semester here and, when available, housing is offered on a semesterly basis.

For those students who decide to arrange their own off-campus accommodation, the Accommodation Office is there to provide information and advise on all aspects of housing.
Here are just some of the services the Housing Office can provide:

A housing list of landlords, flat shares and homestays
Automatic housing updates by email
List of residence halls in London
Better rates and dates for certain residence halls when booked through Regents College
Estate agent list
Advice on all aspects of housing

Be sure to contact the Accommodation Office well in advance of arrival so we can help you to arrange something suitable.