Attachment  Psychotherapeutic Counselling

Level 5 Diploma (CPCAB)

-Online
APPLICATIONS FOR 2025 2026 ARE NOW OPEN
THE WEDNESDAY COURSE IS NOW FULL
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  CPCAB Level 5 Diploma Integrating Attachment-Based

Psychotherapy into Clinical Practice

This is The Course of a Lifetime to gain a Level 5 Diploma, which aims to provide a theoretical understanding of Attachment and insight into the understanding of attachment injuries and defences.

Giving therapists a deeper empathic appreciation of their client's internal world.

We will explore human development, focusing on the role of attachment throughout life, with participants reflecting on their own experiences of attachment themes.

Information

Level 5 Diploma in

Attachment-Based Psychotherapy

Online

Participants will gain a good knowledge and understanding of:

  • Classical attachment theory and research


  • Assessment in Private Practice


  • How the particular qualities of early relational experiences influence the developing mind and brain


  • How this is expressed in relationships with other people and with oneself


  • The impact of social, cultural, and historical context on family dynamics


  • Attachment needs throughout the life-cycle: the increasing complexity of attachment behaviours throughout life


  • How these processes have been expressed in the participant's own life


This Diploma covers 120 guided learning hours

Attachment Course Content

 

Attachment CPD offers a unique theoretical understanding of attachment theory, throughout the lifespan and how to integrate it into clinical practice to gain a deep empathic comprehension of our client's internal world


  • Historical Perspectives of Theory
  • Contemporary Attachment Theory
  • Attachment throughout the lifespan
  • Using an Attachment-Based Psychotherapeutic model
  • Neuroscience - Attachment Body and Brain
  • Attachment Loss and Bereavement
  • Defences and Affect Regulation
  • Mind Mindedness
  • Working with Dismissing Attachment
  • Working with Preoccupied Attachment


Working with Attachment in the Consulting Room in respect of:-


- Depression and Suicide

- Anxiety

- Eating Disorders

- Addiction

- Trauma


  • Working with Unresolved Trauma and Loss
  • Assessments and Private Practice
  • Attachment and Ethical Practice
  • Attachment in the Therapy Room
  • Attachment and Dreams


APPLICATIONS FOR 2025-2026 INTAKE IS NOW OPEN

Dates:

- September 2025 - June 2026

(Term time only)


- 33 live online sessions with reading and study weeks


- Options of:-

Monday Morning 10:00 - 14:00

or

Wednesday morning from 9:30 – 13:30

or

Thursday Evening 17:00 - 21:00

 

Delegate Commitment

- Attending weekly online training sessions.

- Maintaining a reflective journal of progress and self-awareness.

- Attending tutorials.

- Completing three assignments including:- An Attachment and Loss Assignment,  a Case Presentation

   based on a Case Study and your own Attachment Story.

- Reading from the required reading list.

- Completion of a portfolio of written work.

- Completion of a minimum of 20 hours of supervised clinical practice

- Completion of 20 hours of Attachment-Based personal counselling.

- A commitment of approximately 4 – 6 hours per week for study, reading, research and written work

   in addition to the training sessions.

- Membership of a professional counselling body

Course Requirements

  • Prior completion of a recognised Level 4 Counselling Diploma course or higher (with a min 420 guided learning hours (GLH)).


  • Currently in clinical practice.


  • Full completion of the course application form (available on request).


  • Write a pre-course essay on your clinical experience and your motivation for applying for this course. (approx. 1000 words).


  • You will be invited to attend a pre-course interview.

Progression

Onto our CPCAB Level  7 Qualification - click here for more information

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How to Apply