Preparation phase: attendance at a basic counselling skills course and volunteering for Marriage Care’s Marriage Preparation programme *

Initial/Centre Selection: Application to CRC; suitable references obtained and successful local centre interview.

National Selection: Attendance at a series of selection interviews at our national selection day.

Training:

Commencement of academic phase of counselling training: ongoing assessment; begin working towards 160 hours of a mix of face to face and online counselling with clients.

All assessments passed and 100 hours completed, move to being able to hold more complex cases and initial appointments.

Achievement of 160 counselling hours: award of certificate and move to qualified couples counsellor
status.

* Please note – these requirements are not compulsory, and neither are they a
guarantee of selection for our training. They are however highly recommended.

Preparation phase: Successful application to and volunteering for Marriage Care’s Marriage Preparation programme *

Initial/Centre Selection: Application to CRC; suitable references obtained, successful centre interview.

National Selection: Attendance at a series of selection interviews at our national selection day.

Training:

Commencement of academic phase of counselling training: ongoing assessment; begin working towards 160 hours of a mix of face to face and online counselling with clients.

All assessments passed and 100 hours completed, move to being able to hold more complex cases and initial appointments.

Achievement of 160 counselling hours: award of certificate and move to qualified couples counsellor
status.

* Please note – it is not a requirement that you volunteer with our marriage preparation programme prior to CRC training, neither is it a guarantee of selection for CRC counsellor training. It is, however, highly recommended.

Preparation phase: Successful application to and volunteering for Marriage Care’s Marriage Preparation programme *

Initial/Centre Selection: Application for counsellor role; suitable references obtained, successful centre interview.

Induction: If accepted, a series of ‘onboarding’ sessions, to include an introduction to Marriage Care’s couple counselling model and administrative processes.

*Please note – this requirement is not compulsory, and neither is it a
guarantee of selection for the counsellor role. It is, however, highly recommended.