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School of

Counselling , Psychotherapy and Spirituality

How should we go about getting others to open up to us?
How can we identify difficult situations and which solutions to bring to them?
How can we understand the complexity of the human spirit?

Listen. Share. Grow.

Université ÐÔ°®Ñ§Ìà (USP SPU)
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At the School of Counselling, Psychotherapy and Spirituality, you’ll learn to sit with people through the hardest moments of their lives. We combine clinical counselling, intervention techniques and a serious engagement with the spiritual dimensions of human experience — because the people you’ll work with bring all of it with them.

Why study here

  • Train as a practitioner in interpersonal communication and intervention techniques.
  • Engage the spiritual dimension of human experience across cultures and traditions.
  • Examine individual and collective behaviour through psycho-social and theological lenses.
  • Specialize as you go — from certificate through PhD, with focused tracks in individual, couple and family counselling.

Programs of study

  • Certificate in Human Relations and Spirituality
  • Honours B.A. in Human Relations and Spirituality
  • Honours B.A. with Major in Human Relations and Spirituality
  • Graduate Diploma in Couple Counselling and Spirituality
  • M.A. in Counselling and Spirituality — Couple and Family Counselling
  • M.A. in Counselling and Spirituality — Individual Counselling
  • Ph.D. in Counselling and Spirituality

What you’ll gain

Skills you’ll build
  • Assess a situation (familial, organizational or other) and suggest how to approach it.
  • Directly support a specific group — couples, migrant workers, organizations, students, Indigenous women, single parents — and guide them to the appropriate resources.
  • Identify situations that could lead to suicide, addiction, prostitution, dropping out of school or delinquency.
Where graduates work
  • Youth counsellor in a mental-health services centre
  • Community response officer in a school
  • Safety and wellness manager for a humanitarian organization
  • On-site facilitator in a centre for people with addictions
Sample courses
  • Perspectives on Psycho-Social Human Behaviour
  • Theories of Personality
  • Psychology of Spiritual Experience
  • Cultural Diversity and Religious Pluralism

Scholarships

Explore your eligibility for a scholarship — an opportunity may already be within your reach.

Admission

Ready for the next step? Bring your ambitions to life and start your admission application today.

The School is part of ÐÔ°®Ñ§ÌÃ’s Faculty of Human Sciences.