clinical psychology

Hi,
I'm currently in my third year studying Psychology and am planning the exact same thing in the future. I think generally you have to do a masters/phd if you want to become any psychologist though it doesn't necessarily have to be in clinical psychology, you just pick the topics that interest you the most at that point. I am planning to do a masters in psychology and then a doctorate in clinical psychology for my final studies. Hope that helped

Teaandsugar is right, it's a very competitive field to get into.The actual course you need to get onto is the doctorate in clinical psychology, but to get onto this course you need a good psychology honours degree which is accredited by the BPS. You also need plenty of experience in related fields. While studying for your degree, you could try and get some work experience shadowing mental health workers and try and do some voluntary work which shows a caring attitude of any type
After you've completed your degree, gaining the relevant experience to get onto the doctorate typically involves working as an Assistant Psychologist in the NHS for 1 year to gain experience of what the role involves.
It's a long hard route to get into it, but if its what you want it's definitely worth it so go for it! Here's a link which I found helpful:
http://www.bps.org.uk/careers-education-training/how-become-psychologist/types-psychologists/becoming-clinical-psychologis

thanks, that really helped