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Counselling Courses from January 2026...


ACE Courses provide Professional Accredited Counselling Courses either Nationwide/Online and In-Person/Face to Face options at specific locations:


Certificate in Counselling Skills (CSK-L2)

Next course dates:


Online / LIVE / Interactive Options:


January 2026 until June 2026


2 Course Options:


(1) Thursday Eve / Weekly or

(2) Saturdays / Fortnightly


About the course:


This is a 6-month course providing a sound foundatation of knowledge to progress to Level 3.  The course includes:


  • Working safely
  • Working through relationship
  • Working with difference and diversity
  • Centering the work on the person being helped
  • Working with self-awareness
  • Working with theory, skills and techniques
  • Working reflectively

Total cost of the course:


£1195.00



Further Information

Certificate in Counselling Studies (CST-L3)

Next course details:


Online / LIVE Interactive 


January 2026 until June 2026

Tuesday Evening / Weekly

5.00pm - 9.00pm


This course is offered Online / Nationwide (Reverting to a location in guernsey at Level 4


About the course:


This is a 6-month course providing a sound foundatation of knowledge to progress to Level 4.  The course includes:


  • Working safely
  • Working through relationship
  • Working with difference and diversity
  • Centering the work on the person being helped
  • Working with self-awareness
  • Working with theory, skills and techniques
  • Working reflectively

Total Cost of the course:  


£1295.00


Further Information

Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (TC-L4) BACP Approved Practitioner Qualification (APQ)

Next course date:


January 2026 until November 2027


2 Year course


Monday / Fortnightly 

9.30pm - 4.30pm (Excluding Tutorials)


Location:


Guernsey  / The Farmhouse / St Saviour


About the course:


This is a 2 year Pluralisitc Course underpinned by a Person-Centred Approach.  The course involves  an expectation of both personal counselling and 100 counselling placement hours.  At the end of the course you will be a quaified Counsellor with an option to work towards accreditation. 


The course includes:


  • Working safely
  • Working through relationship
  • Working with difference and diversity
  • Centering the work on the person being helped
  • Working with self-awareness
  • Working with theory, skills and techniques
  • Working reflectively

Total cost of the course for the 1st Year:  


£4775.00 


(£9275.00 in total for the 2 years)


(Inclusive of CPCAB Registration Fee payable for each year of the course and BACP £25 CoP Fee) 


Refer to ACE Courses Policies


Please note progression to the Level 4 (TC-L4) will be subject to candidates securing a potential counselling placement. 



Further Information

Certificate in Therapeutic Counselling Supervision (TCSU-L6)

Next Course date:


September 2026 - May  2027 

Fridays Fortnightly / Monthly


9.30am - 4.00pm (Excluding Tutorials)


This course will be taught Online /Nationwide LIVE / Inerative classes


About the course:


This is an intensive and robust Integrative Supervision Course for those who have established their clinical practice for at least 18 months - 2 years post qualification.  The BACP Supervision Competency Framework is embedded throughout.  There is an expectation of a supervision placement to fulfil course requirements.  The course will include the following competencies:


  • Working safely
  • Working through relationship
  • Working with difference and diversity
  • Centering the work on the person being helped
  • Working with self-awareness
  • Working with theory, skills and techniques
  • Working reflectively

Total Cost of the course:  


£2395.00


(Refer to ACE Courses Policies)

Further Information

What you will experience...

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Counselling Skills

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Guernsey

Meet ACE Tutors

Ashley

Catherine

More About Ace Tutors

Ashley Rawles

Tutor/Clinical Practice/Guernsey

Ashley gained her Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling in August 2021 and works in Private Practice whilst also volunteering several hours a week for a local counselling charity. Whilst Ashley mainly works with adults over the age of 18 she has experience of working with children and young people through other responsibilities and roles she currently holds in Guernsey.


As a Person-Centred Integrative Counsellor Ashley puts the client at the heart of the counselling process whilst her working is informed by other modalities and theories. Ashley is passionate about sharing her knowledge and experience with those looking to take on helping roles in the Bailiwick. In 2022 Ashley was a shadow tutor on a Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills. 


Ashley was born and brought up in Guernsey and is therefore very aware of the uniqueness of Island life.


Catherine Jones

Post-Graduate PGCE, BA (Hons) In Humanistic Psychotherapy, Dip, MNCPS (Accredited), MBACP, MLIBF

Founder/Course Director/Tutor/Clinical Practice/Supervisor/Trainer

Catherine's qualifications include a First Class BA (Hons) Degree in Humanistic Psychotherapy and a Post-Graduate qualification in Teaching & Education and in Supervision.  Catherine  combines a successful supervision and counselling clinical practice with delivering, creating and developing up to and including degree/research level courses.  Catherine's vast experience of training draws on academic experience of lecturing at local  Universities, Colleges.  Catherine also maintains a passion for making a difference to others by contributing as a volunteer to a local counselling charity.  The creation of  ACE Courses has been inspired in collaboration with other Course Directors to provide excellence in teaching and a positive student experience by offering a portfolio of up-to-date BACP/NCPS continual professional developmental requirements of Clinical Supervision and other bespoke courses.


Catherine is a registered and accredited member with the BACP and NCPS and remains passionate about research and undertaking a PhD in an area of Humanistic Psychotherapy. 


Areas of interest include Bereavement and Loss, Self Esteem, Loneliness, Trauma and PTSD, Couples work and Eating Disorders. In addition to adopting the Person-Centred Approach Catherine draws on a Pluralistic Approach to client work and an Integrative supervision practice.