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About the course
The Graduate Certificate of Counselling provides an entry-level postgraduate pathway into counselling practice, focusing on foundational theories, ethics and professional skills. You’ll build practical capabilities to support clients in a range of settings and develop reflective practice for effective helping relationships. This graduate certificate offers focused, career-relevant study in counselling within psychology-related practice. The programme develops advanced psychological assessment, intervention planning, and evidence-based practice for professional settings.
Career outcome
Graduates may pursue counselling-support roles in community services, education, health and wellbeing organisations, or as a pathway to further counselling study and supervised practice. The course supports development of core helping, communication and ethical decision-making skills valued in client-facing support work. This graduate certificate can help prepare you for work connected to counselling in psychology-related and human services settings. Preparing graduates for organisational psychology, counselling support, human services, and specialist practitioner pathways.
Living Costs in Melbourne**
Restaurant (Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant) A$ 15 - 20 |
Rent per Month (1 bedroom in City Centre) A$ 1,583 - 2,094 |
Rent per Month (1 bedroom Outside of Centre) A$ 1,207 - 1,596 |
Transportation (Daily) A$ 7 - 9 |
Utilities per Month (Electricity, Mobile & Internet) A$ 240 - 318 |
Average Salary***
