Psychology with Counselling

This course allows you to consider 'big issues' in contemporary psychology as well as studying pioneering approaches and major thinkers. the specialist counselling modules allow you an added perspective and teaches you how to apply basic skills from the counselling room in real-world settings. choose modules in your second and final year that suit your particular interests, including mental health and illness, addiction and clinical neuropsychology.

Counselling psychologists starting as a trainee can typically earn between £32,000 to £39,000 working in the nhs. once fully qualified this can range from £40,000 to £53,000, and even go as high as £90,000 for consultant psychologist roles. counselling psychologists can be employed in hospitals, health care centres, prisons and community services. the role involves using psychological theory and therapeutic techniques to help clients with a range of mental health conditions and life issues such as bereavement, domestic violence, abuse, depression and psychosis. career options graduates from this course have gone onto further training and study in areas such as occupational therapy, teacher training, social work and improving access to psychological therapies (iapt). some graduates have also gone to work in fields such as addiction and mental health.

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in England have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. University of Sunderland has partnerships with the following companies: