Tivoli Institute Foundation course in Psychotherapy

Freiheit

I'm considering applying for it. Isn't the course that I posted about earlier but it might be an alternative as is largerly available through distance learning ,with face to face therapy being the only non-virtual contact.
www.tivoliinstitute.com

Would it be ok to discuss my own issues in the counselling,by that I mean truly open up or what is the purpose of it?

Is it as good as any other Foundation? Would be attractive in the sense that it's a time of transition in my life,not even sure where I'l be living in 6 months, so the lack of a classroom could suit me.

Danke
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hotspur

They are proper therapy sessions for proper therapy with all the confidentiality that goes with it. It is not to see if you are suitable, it is to give you an experience of therapy. I know a couple of people who have done it because it represents good value if you also wanted psychotherapy during the period of doing a foundation course.

I see a lot of value in face to face group encounters in a foundation counselling course. I think a foundation course in counselling should involve personal development work within a group context. You'll become a lot more aware of yourself that way.

JuliusCaesar

hotspur wrote: »

I see a lot of value in face to face group encounters in a foundation counselling course. I think a foundation course in counselling should involve personal development work within a group context. You'll become a lot more aware of yourself that way.

These groups need to be properly facilitated. I've heard too many stories of people with real and deep issues being in the group in counselling training courses, and the leader unable to deal properly with the emotions which arise.

Freiheit

Thanks,so Tivolli rates highly then?...

sadie9

I did this one. I also did another Foundation course (the classroom kind) before it.
The Tivoli one gives you 25hrs of psychotherapy for yourself, and some online assignments.
Yes the therapy is private and completely confidential between you and the counsllor, like any psychotherapy. They don't report back to the Tivoli about you or anything.
I found it invaluable and helped me make the decision if I really wanted to become a counsellor myself.
Look - if you are thinking about becoming a counsellor you are going to have to go into a room and meet yourself and really have a look at yourself at some point - and that might as well be now.
Before you commit yourself to spending 4k+ a year for 3 yrs on a counselling degree course.
You are better off getting something out of it for yourself for the money rather than having a nice chat about listening skills in a classroom for 14 weeks for the same money.
The aim of the classroom based foundation courses are so that people really get to know what is involved in counselling. But the problem with that is - that what is involved in counselling is sitting in a room with another person, having a fairly intense personal experience - not talking pop psychology with some nice people (not that that isn't a good way to spend time either). And then some people think that the foundation course was so enjoyable they'll go on and become counsellors, and then may find out after a year that they liked the classroom chats but not looking at their own issues.
So yes I'd recommend the Tivoli foundation. Specially if you are unsure about going on to commit to a degree course. And you may well get huge personal benefits from it.

Long Time Reader

hi all, i hope someone can come back to me on this questions.

i'm going to apply for the foundation course in the tivoli soon. but i already attend weekly sessions with someone else and i wanna include them into the course (kill two birds with one stone kind of).

is this possible or do i have to start all over again with a new person for the weekly sessions.


cheers

rje66

Hi
I did the Foundation course with Tivoli - you must see one of their counsellors as they are student counsellors (2nd and 3rd years at Tivoli) who are gaining experience.

Seres

rje66 wrote: »

Hi
I did the Foundation course with Tivoli - you must see one of their counsellors as they are student counsellors (2nd and 3rd years at Tivoli) who are gaining experience.

That doesnt sound great !!!

I was thinking of doin this course but im not too sure now

Freiheit

I eventually chose Fein Mheas at the University of Limerick,happy with my choice.