How much does it cost to become a counsellor in London?
Tuition for a London Level 4 counselling diploma runs from £4,429.43 to £9,860, median £6,600. Psychotherapy trainings cost £23,600 to £30,240, before personal therapy and supervision.
The short answer
Of the 13 London Level 4 diplomas on this site, 9 publish every year of the fee. Their tuition to qualification runs from £4,429.43 to £9,860, median £6,600.
Across all 23 of 41 London courses with a complete fee, totals run from £4,429.43 to £48,000. The top of that range is a doctorate, so compare within a route, not across the whole list.
Course costs by route
A total appears only where the provider publishes the fee for every year of the course. Universities usually publish fees per year, module or credit, so most university totals stay blank. Medians are left out where fewer than three courses publish a full fee.
| Route | Full fee published | Lowest total | Median total | Highest total | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 4 diploma | 9 of 13 | £4,429.43 | £6,600 | £9,860 | 2 years; 2 years (January 2028 start) |
| University postgraduate | 1 of 9 | £48,000 | Not shown (fewer than 3) | £48,000 | 2 years; 3 years part-time; 4 years |
| Integrative | 2 of 2 | £9,750 | Not shown (fewer than 3) | £26,360 | 2 years; Foundation year + 3 years |
| Gestalt | 2 of 2 | £23,250 | Not shown (fewer than 3) | £28,185 | 3 years (+ preparatory year where required); 5 years |
| Psychotherapy | 3 of 7 | £23,600 | £28,556 | £30,240 | 3 years; 4 years; 4 years part-time |
| Transpersonal | 2 of 2 | £12,898 | Not shown (fewer than 3) | £25,438 | 2 years; 4 years |
| Child, family and arts | 4 of 6 | £16,500 | £22,747.50 | £27,415 | 2 years; 2 years part-time; 3 years |
Fees from each provider's own page on the dates shown on each course page. Courses not yet confirmed by their provider are shown as published.
Costs outside the course fee
23 of the 41 London courses on this site list personal therapy or personal counselling outside the fee. Membership and checks add to that:
Personal therapy and private supervision are priced by individual practitioners, so we don't estimate them. These courses state how much therapy they require, or a session fee, exactly as published:
| Provider and course | Outside the fee, as published | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CCPEDiploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy (4 years) | Personal therapy (at least 160 hours), private supervision, placement charges, insurance | ccpe.org.uk 9 Oct 2026 |
| Care To ListenCPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling | 40 hours of personal counselling, DBS, BACP student membership, insurance; £500 non-refundable deposit | caretolisten.co.uk 9 Oct 2026 |
| City LitLevel 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (Integrative Pathway) | 60 hours of personal counselling; compulsory residential weekend | citylit.ac.uk 9 Oct 2026 |
| IATEDiploma in Child Counselling | Personal therapy (at least 35 hours a year), supervision, DBS, insurance; case presentations £245 each | artspsychotherapy.org 9 Oct 2026 |
| Kingston CollegeCPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling | Weekly personal therapy (at least 35 hours a year) | stcg.ac.uk 9 Oct 2026 |
| Minster CentreDiploma in Integrative Counselling | Personal therapy, from £50 a session | minstercentre.ac.uk 8 Oct 2026 |
| Reaching Solutions (RSPCT)Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling Level 4 (Integrative) | 40 hours of personal therapy; placement | reachingsolutionspct.co.uk 9 Oct 2026 |
| Simms Counselling & TrainingLevel 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (CPCAB) | 40 personal counselling sessions, core books, BACP student membership | simmscandt.co.uk 9 Oct 2026 |
| The Awareness CentreDiploma in Integrative Counselling | 80 sessions of personal therapy | theawarenesscentre.com 8 Oct 2026 |
| The Bowlby CentreAttachment Based Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (4 years) | Personal therapy, supervision, mental health placement; interview fee £120 | thebowlbycentre.org.uk 9 Oct 2026 |
| The Gestalt CentrePsychotherapy programme | Personal therapy (£55–75 a session) and supervision | gestaltcentre.org.uk 8 Oct 2026 |
| University of GreenwichPsychotherapy and Counselling MSc | 40 hours of personal therapy, private supervision, BACP student membership, DBS | gre.ac.uk 9 Oct 2026 |
| University of RoehamptonMA Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy | Personal therapy (at least 35 hours a year), extra supervision, DBS, insurance | roehampton.ac.uk 9 Oct 2026 |
Put your own quotes into the calculator.
Registration and membership fees
These sit on top of tuition. CPCAB charges centres a registration fee per candidate, and most centres pass it on, so check whether it is in the course fee. UKCP charges annual membership; its fees page lists no separate accreditation fee.
- CPCAB Level 4 Diploma (TC-L4), September 2026 to August 2027£388 in each of 2 yearsCPCAB
- CPCAB TC-L4 BACP-approved version£413 year 1, £388 year 2CPCAB
- CPCAB Level 3 / Level 2 registration, as listed by South Bank Colleges£195 / £185South Bank Colleges
- UKCP student / trainee membership, 2026–27£28 / £82 a yearUKCP
- UKCP full clinical / non-clinical membership, 2026–27£330 / £285 a yearUKCP
- BACP student / individual membership, 2026–27£94 / £196 a yearBACP
Lowest and highest complete totals
Ranked by total published fee only; courses with any year unpublished are left out. The two ends compare different levels of training.
Lowest
- Chrysalis Courses · Level 4 Diploma in Counselling Skills & Theory (Level 4 diploma): £4,429.43, includes compulsory registration; paid in full. Checked 12 Oct 2026.
- East London & Essex Counselling & Therapy Training · Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (Level 4 diploma): £5,400, includes registration. Checked 9 Oct 2026.
- Kingston College · CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (Level 4 diploma): £5,512. Checked 9 Oct 2026.
Highest
- NSPC · DCPsych in Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy (with Middlesex University) (University postgraduate): £48,000, at 2026-27 rates for every year. Checked 9 Oct 2026.
- Tavistock and Portman · Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (M58, London) (Psychotherapy): £30,240, at 2026/27 rates for every year; 2027/28 fees not yet confirmed by the provider. Checked 9 Oct 2026.
- British Psychotherapy Foundation · Psychodynamic Psychotherapy training (Psychotherapy): £28,556, at 2026-27 rates for every year. Checked 8 Oct 2026.
What changes in 2026–27
BACP's training requirements changed for courses starting from February 2026, and adult learner loans move to the Lifelong Learning Entitlement for Level 4 to 6 courses from January 2027. See the guide for both, with sources.