Professional Relationship Counselling Certificate
Why you should study with us
Professional Relationship Counselling Certificate Course
You can use this specially designed course to supplement your traditional counselling qualifications. You will obtain a comprehensive understanding of the emotional issues, problems and obstacles that can occur in a relationship.
Every couple is different, and the nature of their relationship will depend on a number of factors. Career or financial pressures and life transition points can weaken a relationship that was previously strong and cause acrimony.
An increasing number of couples experience rising relationship stress due to the hectic pace of modern-day living.
You will Learn:
- The different circumstances, behaviours and factors that can have a negative effect on relationships and cause friction between couples
- How each partner expresses themselves and an analysis of control, power and violence in relationships that usually forms the basis of conflicts
- How to help clients uncover hidden, repressed and simmering emotions and redirect their communications with each other using positive strategies
- How to help the couple explore positive and responsive rather than reactive strategies while communicating with each other
- How to counsel couples to recognise patterns in the relationship and analyse the different types of conflicts
- How to help couples overcome their problems and develop positive strategies to sort out their differences
Benefits of Taking this Course:
- You can benefit from the professional relationship counselling course in several ways, including:
- Your role as a counsellor can help couples overcome their problems and improve their relationship
- Being a relationship counsellor can be a rewarding experience as you help people relate positively to one another
- Your services as a relationship counsellor can help unite warring couples and restore family harmony and wellbeing
This course includes
24/7 Student Support
End of course certification
Lifetime access to your course
Compatible with modern devices
- Who this course is aimed at
- Who this course will benefit
- Overview of the course content
- About EFT Emotionally Focused Therapy
- The required counselling skills
- The importance of encouraging your clients’ commitment to the process
- An understanding of the cycle of conflict and how to break it
- The foundation levels of security in a relationship
- An introduction to attachment insecurity and its impact on a relationship
- An understanding of emotional experience, and how this includes physical responses
- The importance of communicating at an emotional level
- The three levels of emotional experience
- How primary emotions are an important indicator of what is really happening
- Considering secondary emotions as a reaction to primary emotions
- What instrumental emotion is and why people use it
- Why couples fall into negative patterns
- How to encourage clients to focus on positive traits
- How taking an inventory of emotions in a relationship can help
- The negative behaviours used by couples in a state of conflict
- The importance of identifying when and how the negative cycle of behaviour began
- An understanding of the different fighting styles used by couples
- How to encourage a defensive partner to open up
- The ways to encourage couples to work together
- The importance of removing blame from the process
- How to identify and correct negative patterns of behaviour
- How to teach couples to hear and respond positively to each other’s pain
- What withdrawing behaviour means / What pursuing behaviour means
- The roles of fear and reassurance
- How to recognise emotional states
- How to help a client to face their fears and open up
- What to do when progress in therapy is hindered
- How to Identify shame as a block to progress
- How to help clients to face their fears and move past blocks
- How to identify and resolve attachment injuries
ID: YDFT67YHJ
of achievement
This certificate is presented to
Your Name
For completing the
Professional Relationship Counselling Certificate
on 21st November 2025
Selena Hurford
Selena Hurford
Course Tutor
Daniel Morgan
Daniel Morgan
Head of Academy
Anyone who has an interest in learning more about this subject matter is encouraged to take the course. There are no entry requirements to take the course.
The course is broken down into 11 individual modules. Each module takes between 20 and 90 minutes on average to study. Although you are free to spend as much or as little time as you feel necessary on each module, simply log in and out of the course at your convenience.
You can study the course any time you like. Simply log in and out of the web based course as often as you require. The course is compatible with all computers, tablet devices and smart phones so you can even study while on the move!
Once you have completed all 11 modules there is a multiple choice test. The questions will be on a range of topics found within the 11 modules. The test, like the course, is online and can be taken a time and location of your choosing.
The pass mark for the test is 70%.
If you don’t pass the test first time you will get further opportunities to take the test again after extra study. There are no limits to the number of times you can take the test. All test retakes are included within the price of the course.
You can either use your Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Solo cards or PayPal account to pay for the online course. Our site uses the latest SSL encryption to ensure your safety. All payments are handled securely by PayPal.
You can begin the course immediately after your payment has been received. You will create your login details during the checkout process. We will also send you an email confirming your login details.
We estimate that the course will take about 6 hours to complete in total, plus an additional 30 minutes for the end of course test.
Once you have been awarded your certificate it is valid for life. The certificate does not expire or need renewing.
I am looking to start, at some point, a career in the Painting and Decorating industry either working for an employer or myself.
This was a really interesting and surprisingly in-depth course. A good starting point for me to eventually go on to study on a level 1 Construction course at college that will include Painting and Decorating.
I wasn’t sure how good the course was going to be as it was online but I was definitely surprised at how much information was included. Really helpful for me and something I can look back at. Thank you New Skills Academy.
Eden Kaye
I use Sage 50 every day at work, but wanted a qualification on my CV to reflect this. I thought this course was well set out and very informative.
I really appreciated that the course is split into 10 modules as this made it very easy for me to stop and come back to when convenient. I found with work and 4 kids this was very helpful and with a good feature that it saved the place where I was so you could return at any time.
I must admit I was very surprised that I learnt new things and really glad I took the course. I would recommend this course to anyone thinking of using Sage for the first time or like me already use it daily. I really appreciated the fact that I used my tablet while taking the course.
I must be honest at 36 years old, this was my first course taken online, I was generally really surprised how easy to it was to order/book on line. Overall I felt this was a very positive experience for me I not only gained a qualification, I also gained confidence and have now book up 2 more courses.
Justine Pitman
Whilst doing an internship in an Estate Agency, I decided to study the Estate Agent Diploma to gain a better understanding of the regulations and the best ways to go about visits and building my network. I found the course to be very comprehensive and easy to follow.
I’d recommend this to anyone looking to broaden their knowledge of the field of Estate Agency. I found the time estimates to be right if you are simply reading, but I took several pages of notes and so took longer, as I wanted to really understand what I was reading.
Overall, comprehensive and easy to follow.
Lauren Newall
Excellent course, easy to follow, excellent tutorial videos that set examples out very simply and are easy to pause or fast forward meaning you can go through this course at totally your own speed.
The work sheets are very good as the examples from the video are all replicated clearly and you can skip back and forth between the worksheet and the video if you don’t remember something completely the first time. When you are confident with the subject, you move yourself on to the next one
I love that I can do this completely in my own time and am sure that at the end of the course I will be confident in my own ability to use Excel.
Caroline Powell
I have really enjoyed doing the receptionist course online and I recommend anyone that wants to improve in whatever qualifications they wish to progress in to do it on New Skills Academy. It is very helpful and I have learnt a lot - My family members couldn’t believe how much I have progressed and they have actually said that they will probably do the courses online themselves. I will definitely finish the courses that I still have on here, and maybe do more courses in the future as I have learned a lot and I am willing to learn more as the resources you have on here are brilliant.
Kaoutar Benabdejlil
The course was very well structured and I have a clear idea from all subjects. All the subjects have examples and highlight very important information during the course.
It is suitable for my needs in improving my qualification and doing an online course which transmits all necessary information.
The material is very relevant to the day-to-day activities in a bank and show me how many options I have available inside the bank industry and which qualifications I need. I am very happy with it and I recommend everyone who has some curiosity to learn more about the banking sector.
Diogo Miranda
Professional Relationship Counselling Certificate Course
You can use this specially designed course to supplement your traditional counselling qualifications. You will obtain a comprehensive understanding of the emotional issues, problems and obstacles that can occur in a relationship.
Every couple is different, and the nature of their relationship will depend on a number of factors. Career or financial pressures and life transition points can weaken a relationship that was previously strong and cause acrimony.
An increasing number of couples experience rising relationship stress due to the hectic pace of modern-day living.
You will Learn:
- The different circumstances, behaviours and factors that can have a negative effect on relationships and cause friction between couples
- How each partner expresses themselves and an analysis of control, power and violence in relationships that usually forms the basis of conflicts
- How to help clients uncover hidden, repressed and simmering emotions and redirect their communications with each other using positive strategies
- How to help the couple explore positive and responsive rather than reactive strategies while communicating with each other
- How to counsel couples to recognise patterns in the relationship and analyse the different types of conflicts
- How to help couples overcome their problems and develop positive strategies to sort out their differences
Benefits of Taking this Course:
- You can benefit from the professional relationship counselling course in several ways, including:
- Your role as a counsellor can help couples overcome their problems and improve their relationship
- Being a relationship counsellor can be a rewarding experience as you help people relate positively to one another
- Your services as a relationship counsellor can help unite warring couples and restore family harmony and wellbeing
This course includes
24/7 Student Support
End of course certification
Lifetime access to your course
Compatible with modern devices
- Who this course is aimed at
- Who this course will benefit
- Overview of the course content
- About EFT Emotionally Focused Therapy
- The required counselling skills
- The importance of encouraging your clients’ commitment to the process
- An understanding of the cycle of conflict and how to break it
- The foundation levels of security in a relationship
- An introduction to attachment insecurity and its impact on a relationship
- An understanding of emotional experience, and how this includes physical responses
- The importance of communicating at an emotional level
- The three levels of emotional experience
- How primary emotions are an important indicator of what is really happening
- Considering secondary emotions as a reaction to primary emotions
- What instrumental emotion is and why people use it
- Why couples fall into negative patterns
- How to encourage clients to focus on positive traits
- How taking an inventory of emotions in a relationship can help
- The negative behaviours used by couples in a state of conflict
- The importance of identifying when and how the negative cycle of behaviour began
- An understanding of the different fighting styles used by couples
- How to encourage a defensive partner to open up
- The ways to encourage couples to work together
- The importance of removing blame from the process
- How to identify and correct negative patterns of behaviour
- How to teach couples to hear and respond positively to each other’s pain
- What withdrawing behaviour means / What pursuing behaviour means
- The roles of fear and reassurance
- How to recognise emotional states
- How to help a client to face their fears and open up
- What to do when progress in therapy is hindered
- How to Identify shame as a block to progress
- How to help clients to face their fears and move past blocks
- How to identify and resolve attachment injuries
ID: YDFT67YHJ
of achievement
This certificate is presented to
Your Name
For completing the
Professional Relationship Counselling Certificate
on 21st November 2025
Selena Hurford
Selena Hurford
Course Tutor
Daniel Morgan
Daniel Morgan
Head of Academy
Anyone who has an interest in learning more about this subject matter is encouraged to take the course. There are no entry requirements to take the course.
The course is broken down into 11 individual modules. Each module takes between 20 and 90 minutes on average to study. Although you are free to spend as much or as little time as you feel necessary on each module, simply log in and out of the course at your convenience.
You can study the course any time you like. Simply log in and out of the web based course as often as you require. The course is compatible with all computers, tablet devices and smart phones so you can even study while on the move!
Once you have completed all 11 modules there is a multiple choice test. The questions will be on a range of topics found within the 11 modules. The test, like the course, is online and can be taken a time and location of your choosing.
The pass mark for the test is 70%.
If you don’t pass the test first time you will get further opportunities to take the test again after extra study. There are no limits to the number of times you can take the test. All test retakes are included within the price of the course.
You can either use your Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Solo cards or PayPal account to pay for the online course. Our site uses the latest SSL encryption to ensure your safety. All payments are handled securely by PayPal.
You can begin the course immediately after your payment has been received. You will create your login details during the checkout process. We will also send you an email confirming your login details.
We estimate that the course will take about 6 hours to complete in total, plus an additional 30 minutes for the end of course test.
Once you have been awarded your certificate it is valid for life. The certificate does not expire or need renewing.
I am looking to start, at some point, a career in the Painting and Decorating industry either working for an employer or myself.
This was a really interesting and surprisingly in-depth course. A good starting point for me to eventually go on to study on a level 1 Construction course at college that will include Painting and Decorating.
I wasn’t sure how good the course was going to be as it was online but I was definitely surprised at how much information was included. Really helpful for me and something I can look back at. Thank you New Skills Academy.
Eden Kaye
I use Sage 50 every day at work, but wanted a qualification on my CV to reflect this. I thought this course was well set out and very informative.
I really appreciated that the course is split into 10 modules as this made it very easy for me to stop and come back to when convenient. I found with work and 4 kids this was very helpful and with a good feature that it saved the place where I was so you could return at any time.
I must admit I was very surprised that I learnt new things and really glad I took the course. I would recommend this course to anyone thinking of using Sage for the first time or like me already use it daily. I really appreciated the fact that I used my tablet while taking the course.
I must be honest at 36 years old, this was my first course taken online, I was generally really surprised how easy to it was to order/book on line. Overall I felt this was a very positive experience for me I not only gained a qualification, I also gained confidence and have now book up 2 more courses.
Justine Pitman
Whilst doing an internship in an Estate Agency, I decided to study the Estate Agent Diploma to gain a better understanding of the regulations and the best ways to go about visits and building my network. I found the course to be very comprehensive and easy to follow.
I’d recommend this to anyone looking to broaden their knowledge of the field of Estate Agency. I found the time estimates to be right if you are simply reading, but I took several pages of notes and so took longer, as I wanted to really understand what I was reading.
Overall, comprehensive and easy to follow.
Lauren Newall
Excellent course, easy to follow, excellent tutorial videos that set examples out very simply and are easy to pause or fast forward meaning you can go through this course at totally your own speed.
The work sheets are very good as the examples from the video are all replicated clearly and you can skip back and forth between the worksheet and the video if you don’t remember something completely the first time. When you are confident with the subject, you move yourself on to the next one
I love that I can do this completely in my own time and am sure that at the end of the course I will be confident in my own ability to use Excel.
Caroline Powell
I have really enjoyed doing the receptionist course online and I recommend anyone that wants to improve in whatever qualifications they wish to progress in to do it on New Skills Academy. It is very helpful and I have learnt a lot - My family members couldn’t believe how much I have progressed and they have actually said that they will probably do the courses online themselves. I will definitely finish the courses that I still have on here, and maybe do more courses in the future as I have learned a lot and I am willing to learn more as the resources you have on here are brilliant.
Kaoutar Benabdejlil
The course was very well structured and I have a clear idea from all subjects. All the subjects have examples and highlight very important information during the course.
It is suitable for my needs in improving my qualification and doing an online course which transmits all necessary information.
The material is very relevant to the day-to-day activities in a bank and show me how many options I have available inside the bank industry and which qualifications I need. I am very happy with it and I recommend everyone who has some curiosity to learn more about the banking sector.
Diogo Miranda
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