Level 6 Certificate in Therapeutic Counselling Supervision (TCSU-L6)
About this course
The Level 6 Certificate in Therapeutic Counselling Supervision (TCSU-L6) is designed for experienced counselling practitioners who are ready to develop the knowledge, skills and professional competence required to become clinical supervisors.
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This advanced post-practitioner qualification explores the supervisory relationship, ethical and professional practice, supervision theory and research, diversity, the use of self and reflective practice. You will develop the skills to support and challenge counsellors in their work while maintaining a clear focus on client wellbeing and safe, ethical therapeutic practice.
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At Maple Leaf, the course is taught from a Humanistic and Integrative perspective, encouraging you to bring together theory, research, practice and self-awareness while developing your own coherent approach to clinical supervision.
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Successful completion prepares you to work as a qualified clinical counselling supervisor, either within counselling organisations and services or in independent practice.
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Course at a glance
1 year
Course duration
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90 hours
Guided learning
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Blended
Predominantly face-to-face
Hockley Heath, Solihull
90%
Attendance requirement
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Level 6
Advanced practitioner training
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What you'll learn
Throughout the course, you will develop the knowledge, skills and self-awareness required to work safely and effectively as a clinical counselling supervisor.
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You will explore:
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Ethical and legal frameworks for clinical supervision
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Establishing, maintaining and managing the supervisory relationship
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Different theoretical approaches and models of supervision
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Developing and using a coherent framework for your own supervision practice
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Supporting and challenging counsellors within their therapeutic work
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Working with diversity within both counselling and supervision
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Using self-awareness and the supervisory relationship effectively
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Supporting counsellors to manage the psychological impact of client work
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Using theory and research to inform supervision practice
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Supporting supervisees with assessment, boundaries, referrals and professional development
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Reflecting on and evaluating your own effectiveness as a supervisor
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Developing your professional identity and ongoing practice as a clinical supervisor
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These reflect the seven CPCAB learning outcomes, which focus on modelling and supervising the professional framework, relationship, diversity, user-centred practice, use of self, theory/research/skills and reflective practice.
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Professional practice requirements
450 Hours
Supervised counselling practice
Required before starting the course
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15 Hours
Clinical supervision practice
With supervisees during the course
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5 Hours
Supervision of supervision
With a senior/experienced clinical supervisor
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Ongoing
Counselling practice
With clinical supervision
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During Level 6, you’ll complete a minimum of 15 hours of clinical supervision practice with supervisees, allowing you to develop and demonstrate your supervisory skills within real professional practice.
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You’ll also complete a minimum of 5 hours of supervisory supervision with a senior or experienced clinical supervisor. This may be undertaken individually or within a group, alongside regular supervision-of-supervision activities within the training course.
Throughout the course, you’ll continue to work as a practising counsellor under supervision, ensuring that your development as a supervisor remains grounded in your own ongoing therapeutic practice.
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Your supervision practice, supervisory supervision and continuing client work form an integral part of the course, enabling you to apply your learning within real supervisory relationships while developing your confidence, professional identity and competence as a clinical supervisor.
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Assessment
Assessment is continuous throughout the course and is designed to demonstrate the development of your supervisory knowledge, practical skills, reflective practice and ability to work effectively within real clinical supervision relationships.
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There is no final written examination. Instead, you will build a portfolio of evidence across the year which includes:
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Two written assignments of 2,500 words
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Learning reviews and reflective work
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A record of your 15 hours of supervision practice
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A record of your 5 hours of supervisory supervision
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Two tutor-observed supervision practice sessions
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Two case presentations
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Two supervisor reports
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Self-review and ongoing assessment of your development
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Peer feedback
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Evidence gathered through workshops, group work, tutorials and training supervision
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To achieve the qualification, you must demonstrate proficiency across all seven CPCAB learning outcomes and meet all qualification requirements, including the required supervision practice and supervisory supervision hours.
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Your assessment is integrated throughout the course, allowing you to demonstrate not only your theoretical understanding of supervision, but how you apply that learning safely, ethically and effectively within real supervisory practice.
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Entry requirements
Applicants must be aged 19 or over and hold the CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (TC-L4), a CPCAB Level 5 practitioner qualification, or an equivalent recognised counselling qualification.
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Applicants must also have completed a minimum of 450 supervised client hours. This reflects the advanced, post-practitioner nature of Level 6 supervision training and ensures that students bring sufficient therapeutic experience, professional maturity and understanding of client work to begin developing safely into the clinical supervisor role. CPCAB recommends 450 hours as the minimum practice experience for entry to TCSU-L6.
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Applicants must be working as counsellors under supervision and need access to suitable supervisees during the course in order to complete the required supervision practice.
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As this is advanced post-practitioner training, applicants need to demonstrate readiness to develop their work at a greater level of professional responsibility, complexity and autonomy.
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When considering applications, we will look for:
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• The academic and emotional capacity to work at Level 6
• Substantial experience of therapeutic counselling practice
• Self-awareness, insight, honesty and integrity
• The ability to work sensitively with difference and diversity
• The personal qualities required to form and sustain effective supervisory relationships
• The ability to challenge and be challenged appropriately
• The ability to respond sensitively and empathically to others
• Openness to personal development and reflective learning
• The ability to model professional attitudes and behaviour
• Readiness to take on the professional responsibilities associated with clinical supervision
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​Important: Level 6 involves experiential learning, personal disclosure and engagement with complex therapeutic and supervisory material. Applicants need to be sufficiently emotionally and psychologically able to engage safely with the demands of advanced practitioner training.
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Learning Statement
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As part of the application process, you will be asked to submit a Learning Statement of up to 500 words.
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This is an opportunity to explain why you are applying for the course, how you intend to use the qualification in the future, and how your existing counselling experience, knowledge and skills will support your development as a clinical supervisor.
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The Learning Statement also forms an important part of our selection process, allowing us to consider your readiness for Level 6 study and your ability to communicate and reflect effectively in written academic work.
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Course dates & times
September 2027
Weekend & daytime delivery
Saturday 11 September 2027
Times to be confirmed
This one-year course is delivered across a combination of full teaching weekends and individual teaching days throughout the academic year, providing the 90 Guided Learning Hours required for the qualification.
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A full course timetable, including all weekend and individual teaching dates, will be provided to students before the course begins.
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Course fees
£2,895
2027/28 course fee
£500 deposit
+ 10 monthly instalments of £239.50
Course fees are payable in full and remain payable if you withdraw from the course before completion. Fees can be paid in full or through our monthly payment plan.
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All cohorts are subject to minimum enrolment numbers. If a course is unable to run, applicants will be notified at least two weeks before the scheduled start date.
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Qualification & progression
On successful completion, you will achieve the CPCAB Level 6 Certificate in Therapeutic Counselling Supervision (TCSU-L6).
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This nationally regulated qualification provides the knowledge, skills and professional competence required to work as a qualified clinical counselling supervisor, supporting counselling practitioners within organisations, counselling services or independent practice.
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The qualification supports progression into supervision roles across a range of professional settings and enables qualified practitioners to develop their work further through independent supervision practice, agency or organisational supervision, and wider counselling and mental health services.
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TCSU-L6 also enables eligible practitioners to register as supervisors with professional associations including BACP and NCPS, as well as COSCA and ACC. The qualification maps to the BACP Supervision Competence Framework and the BACP Counselling and Psychotherapy Supervision Training Curriculum.
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Qualification: CPCAB Level 5 Diploma in Counselling Children and Young People (CYP-L5)
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Credit vallue
90
Guided Learning Hours (GLH)
Level 6
RQF qualification
328 hours
Total Qualification Time (TQT)
500/8222/X
Qualification number
Ready to apply?
Ready to develop your practice and take the next step towards becoming a qualified clinical counselling supervisor?
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Please complete our application form, including your 500-word Learning Statement, and book a place at one of our upcoming Level 6 group interviews using the links below. Available interview dates and times can be viewed and booked through Eventbrite.
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