Maple Leaf Counselling & Training Centre
Providing counselling training throughout your career
Welcome to Maple Leaf
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Maple Leaf Counselling & Training Centre is an independent counselling training centre offering professional counselling and psychotherapeutic training from Level 2 through to Level 6, alongside a varied programme of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
Based in the semi-rural setting of Hockley Heath, Solihull, Maple Leaf is a little different from a traditional college or training provider. We believe that learning to become a counsellor is about much more than gaining a qualification. It is a personal and professional journey built around relationships, self-awareness, reflection and real therapeutic practice.
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The Maple Leaf Story
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Maple Leaf was founded by our Director, Gail Roberts, with a clear vision: to create a specialist counselling training centre that felt different from a traditional educational environment.
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From the beginning, the focus has been on the vocational and relational nature of counselling training. Alongside our teaching spaces, Maple Leaf is home to private counselling rooms used by practising therapists, creating a genuine therapeutic environment in which students can learn, develop and experience what it means to be part of the counselling profession.
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Over the years Maple Leaf has grown, but the heart of the centre has remained the same. We are proud to offer a warm, supportive and appropriately challenging learning environment where students are known as individuals and encouraged to develop their own identity as counsellors.
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Our students come to us from a wide range of backgrounds and life experiences, and we believe this diversity enriches both the learning environment and the counselling profession. We are committed to making counselling training welcoming and accessible while maintaining the professional standards required of those preparing to work therapeutically with others.
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Whether you are taking your first steps into counselling, working towards professional qualification, developing a specialist area of practice or continuing your learning as an experienced practitioner, there is a place to continue your journey at Maple Leaf.
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Interested in working with us?
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Our teaching team includes practising counsellors, psychotherapists and supervisors who bring their professional experience into the classroom.
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If you are interested in joining the Maple Leaf teaching team, visit our Join Our Teaching Team page to find out more about the requirements for teaching at each level and how to apply.
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We also welcome enquiries from experienced practitioners interested in delivering CPD through the centre.
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I want to be a counsellor –
what do I do?
Deciding to train as a counsellor can feel exciting, daunting and sometimes a little confusing. People come to Maple Leaf from all sorts of backgrounds, careers and life experiences, and for many, the first question is simply: where do I start?
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For most people who are new to counselling training, Level 2 is the right starting point. It introduces counselling skills, theory, ethics and self-awareness and gives you the opportunity to explore counselling training before deciding whether you would like to progress further. You do not need previous counselling experience to begin at Level 2.
Your counselling training journey
LEVEL 2
Counselling Skills
Develop foundational counselling skills and begin exploring yourself, relationships and the counselling process.
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LEVEL 3
Counselling Studies
Deepen your understanding of counselling theory, ethics and self-awareness while developing your practical counselling skills further.
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LEVEL 4
Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
Undertake practitioner-level training combining theory, counselling skills, personal development and supervised counselling practice.
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LEVEL 5
Advanced & Specialist Training
Develop your practice beyond qualification through advanced and specialist counselling and psychotherapeutic training.
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LEVEL 6
Counselling Supervision
Develop the knowledge, skills and reflective practice needed to supervise other counsellors safely and effectively.
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Explore Level 6 →
Professional training you can trust
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Counselling training carries real responsibility. At Maple Leaf, our courses are grounded in professional standards, ethical practice and the requirements of the organisations that award and recognise our training.
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Our tutors are qualified practitioners who bring current counselling, psychotherapy and supervision experience into the classroom, helping students connect their learning with the realities of therapeutic practice.
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CPCAB
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Our awarding organisation
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CPCAB specialises in counselling and related qualifications and is the awarding organisation for our CPCAB courses. Our programmes are externally quality assured, and our teaching teams undertake regular standardisation to support consistent delivery and assessment.
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NCPS
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Professional recognition
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Maple Leaf is an NCPS Accredited Training Provider. Our Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling hold NCPS Accredited Course status, providing professional recognition alongside their CPCAB qualifications.
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Learning from practising professionals
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Our tutors are practising counsellors, psychotherapists and supervisors who bring a broad range of professional experience and therapeutic approaches into their teaching.
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Throughout their training, students are encouraged to understand professional standards, ethical practice and the role of professional bodies such as the NCPS and BACP as they begin to develop their own professional identity.
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