High intensity therapy

Does anyone know what the career path is to become a high intensity therapist? Can you move on to this role with a degree in counselling?

Hi! I've just finished training as a high intensity therapist. There are 2 routes into training. The first is to train in a core profession first, and these are listed here: https://babcp.com/Accreditation/Practitioner-Accreditation/Core-Professions/Core-Professions-list-and-criteria. If you do not wish to train in any of these professions, you will need to build up a good amount of relevant experience that would be considered equivalent to that required for one of these roles. You then need to complete a KSA portfolio to demonstrate you meet the necessary criteria for these trainee roles, which are outlined here: https://babcp.com/Knowledge-Skills-Attitudes.

I did a degree in psychology, a postgraduate certificate in psychological therapies, then trained as a counsellor. My work experience before training included mental health support work, drug and alcohol recovery work, and working as an AP. Because I was not yet an accredited counsellor, I had to complete a full KSA portfolio.

I would suggest reading through the KSA criteria to see where you might need to gain experience, or look at the core professions to see if any of them might interest you.

If you have any other questions, I'm happy to help.

Actually I do have a question: How long did the different stages of the process take you Nerol?
I presume the BSc was 3 years. What about the PG cert? Work experience and then training as a counselor?