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Self-Paced Course

Zero experience to client‑ready in weeks

80%land their first mental
health job after training

100% remote training co‑designed with 200+ graduates and trusted by 20+ top universities.

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Starting your career in mental health is depressing

You left university armed with psychological theories and research methods, but zero stories of real‑world examples to tell in an interview. Every job you apply for goes to someone with experience, but you can't get experience because you can't get your first job without it.

In lectures, you learnt about CBT formulations. In practice, you're stuck formulating reasons for why you've never sat in front of a real client. So you volunteer anywhere that might give you some experience. You refresh NHS Jobs like it's Instagram. You hit your 70th rejection after applying for 100+ jobs. You start to eye a £15k master's you'd have to fund with multiple part-time jobs.

And it's even worse if you can't do internships:

Full-Time Commitments

You need paid work or have other commitments (e.g. University)

Beginner's Bad Luck

Little client-facing experience in mental health

Career Transition

If you decided on mental health later than others, your CV doesn't do you justice

International Applicants

Your visa might not allow you to work full-time, long-term

This is why we created the Self-Paced Course, a course specially designed for people like you.

Course Overview

~10 hours

recorded workshops & demos

~25 hours

self-study & quizzes

~60 hours

one-to-one roleplays via video call

~5 hours

mock & actual assessments

Topics Covered

  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
  • Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
  • Graded Exposure
  • CBT for Insomnia (CBT-I)

Role-Play Practices

After learning a new technique, you complete at least two one-to-one role-play practices with your trainer.

Your trainer portrays a client while you act as the coach. You can also swap roles for a demonstration.

Assessments

The course includes two practical assessments to evaluate your ability to apply the techniques you've learned.

Each involves a simulated client session, with a practice attempt and feedback from a trainer. If needed, you'll receive detailed feedback and can try again.

Passing these assessments makes you eligible to continue as a volunteer and gain real client experience.

Seeing Clients (optional)

After passing assessments, you can choose to continue as a volunteer and work with real clients.

You decide how many clients to take on (we suggest at least two).

Each client requires ~90 minutes per week (60-minute session + 30 minutes for prep and notes). Sessions are booked around your availability.

Samantha Robins

Training content reviewed & approved by Samantha Robins (she/her) on 22/01/2026

BABCP Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist

How do I learn?

Every lesson follows the same proven loop: watch, read, practise, master, repeat.

  1. 1

    Watch a short video explaining a crucial idea

    Delivered by , the coach with our best ever client outcomes.

  2. 2

    Watch it applied to a real client session

    A second video shows exactly how the idea plays out with a real client, so you can see the technique in context.

  3. 3

    Read the compressed key lessons (~500 words)

    We distil what matters most into a short, focused read with examples, verified by a BABCP accredited therapist.

  4. 4

    Do an interactive exercise

    A quick exercise to confirm your understanding before you move on.

  5. 5

    Roleplay with one of our best coaches

    Put the lesson into practice in a mock client session. They'll give you feedback. Nail it and move on, or implement their feedback and keep practising until you've mastered it!

  6. 6

    Move onto the next idea, repeat until you're client ready

    Each loop builds on the last. By the end you'll have the skills, confidence, and proof of competence to work with real clients.

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