What Happens During an Advanced Certificate in Counselling (Level 3 Equivalent)?
If you’re thinking about counselling training, there’s often a quiet moment before you start where you wonder:
Am I overthinking this….or is this actually something I could do?
Level 3 tends to sit right in the middle of that question.
It’s not the very beginning, but it’s not full clinical training either. It’s more like stepping through the door and getting a proper feel for what counselling really is… beyond the idea of it.
Why Train as a Counsellor?
More and more people are feeling drawn towards counselling training. Sometimes it begins with a quiet curiosity. Sometimes it follows a life experience that has changed how you see people and the world. And sometimes it comes from a deeper sense that helping others think, feel and grow is meaningful work.
The Art of Empathy
Empathy is often described as ‘Walking in someone else’s shoes’… a metaphor, that whilst well-intentioned, falls short. Walking implies a distance, a temporary occupation of another’s life. Buttrue empathy is not a borrowed experience, but a shared space and a bridge built with unwaveringattention and genuine presence. It is not about standing in another’s shoes, but beside them. It isnot about understanding someone’s pain but acknowledging that we hear that pain and are doingour best to understand it.