Psychology (Clinical & Mental Health)

Why this course?

• Roehampton has an international reputation for counselling and therapeutic training.

• Top 3 in London for student satisfaction in Counselling and Psychotherapy (NSS 2024).

• Top 6 in London for Counselling & Psychotherapy (Complete University Guide 2025)

About this course:
Discover how the mind works and its impact on behaviour, while developing practical counselling skills and an understanding of how different therapeutic approaches can have a positive impact on people’s lives.
Our modules will teach you:

• how we process information, communicate, learn, and remember

• how our biology and the society we live in influences us across our lifetimes

• the different models of therapy, including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and humanistic approaches, and learn how they are used in different settings, such as the NHS, and with different types of people

• about our mental health, and the impact of factors such as anxiety, stress, depression, and trauma.

You can also gain additional qualifications throughout your degree, such as a certificate in Mental Health First Aid, to give you a head start in your career.

Skills:
This exciting course combines core psychology with counselling skills and practice to give you a huge range of career options, from clinical psychology to counselling and psychotherapy. The skills you'll develop include:

• Specialised skills essential to counselling and psychological therapies, including communication, active listening, paraphrasing and reflecting

• An understanding of the key aspects of what it is to be human - how we differ, how our childhood can impact our adulthood, and how we can be influenced

• Advanced research skills, including project management, data management and analysis.

This integration of the scientific understanding of the mind combined with an in-depth knowledge of counselling, psychotherapy and clinical psychology will give you a unique, expert ability to apply psychology to the real world.

Career opportunities:
As this programme combines core psychology with Clinical Psychology, it is unique in giving you the opportunity to pursue multiple career paths depending on your ambitions after graduation.
Your future role could be:

• Clinical, counselling or educational psychologist

• Psychotherapist

• Social Worker

• Mental health support worker

For a full list of our modules, please visit the course page on our website.

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

• Course does not award QTS