Professional Relationship Counselling Certificate

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

PLUS - Access to the exclusive New Skills Academy Study Group!
  • 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
  • An understanding of why partners withdraw or pursue
    • 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 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
    certificate

    of achievement

    This certificate is presented to

    Your Name

    NSA

    For completing the

    Professional Relationship Counselling Certificate

    on 21st November 2026

    Selena Hurford

    Selena Hurford

    Course Tutor

    cpd

    Daniel Morgan

    Daniel Morgan

    Head of Academy

    Certificate Example

    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.

    Great insight into Fraud. Having only dealt with certain areas of fraud such as insurance fraud I am finding this course to be a great help to increase my knowledge and understanding of other types of fraud and areas/industries affected.

    Hopefully this will help me to look at pursuing jobs that I would not have the confidence to apply for due to lack of knowledge or understanding.

    Mohammad Akhtar

    This course will give me the chance to engage further in my search for a career. I found this course helpful for both refreshing my memory of known skills as well as teaching me new ones.

    I appreciated the chance to engage in this course as it was very interactive. I could both watch videos as well as read explanations. I could then apply that in a practice element of the course.

    I have an ICT A Level and I didn’t know some of the function that were possible on word. It has been beneficial to me, even though I’m well versed in Microsoft Word.

    Shelley Mckeown

    My son has Aspergers Syndrome, so when this course Autism Awareness Diploma came up with 90% off just after Christmas, I thought I would like to do it. There was no pressure on myself and progressed at my own pace, the course is very informative with lots of hints and tips. The process of going through the Modules and assignments was also very easy to do. The cost of the course was expensive if I hadn't had 90% off. I wouldn't hesitate in recommending New Skills Academy courses to other people for their informative and ease of usage. I really enjoyed it.

    Dawn Hughes

    Amazing! New Skills Academy has helped me shape my life and improve my understanding of my chosen course, so simply and now I am that one step closer to achieving my goal. Such a simple yet professional system and easy to learn from.

    Would and will recommend to friends and family. A great way to learn without the price tag of going to University and saves a lot of time. Super easy to set up. 5 Star rating throughout the whole experience.

    Going to buy my sister the same course for a birthday gift, which is a great offer that they do.

    Louis Rees

    I have always wanted to do hairdressing but never had the confidence. Since taking this course it has given me the chance I wanted and boosted my confidence.

    There is lots of information and videos and you can always re-cap if needed.

    Chris Peel

    This online course really helps me in pursuing my career and gain knowledge about special education. It's very easy to use and very user friendly! Two thumbs up!

    Christine Kim Grace De Guzman

    Duration:
    6 hours

    Access:
    Lifetime Access

    Approved by:
    CPD

    Learning Type:


    Text based modules  Images  Video learning 

    Cost:
    $120.00

    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

    PLUS - Access to the exclusive New Skills Academy Study Group!
    • 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
  • An understanding of why partners withdraw or pursue
    • 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 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
    certificate

    of achievement

    This certificate is presented to

    Your Name

    NSA

    For completing the

    Professional Relationship Counselling Certificate

    on 21st November 2026

    Selena Hurford

    Selena Hurford

    Course Tutor

    cpd

    Daniel Morgan

    Daniel Morgan

    Head of Academy

    Certificate Example

    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.

    Great insight into Fraud. Having only dealt with certain areas of fraud such as insurance fraud I am finding this course to be a great help to increase my knowledge and understanding of other types of fraud and areas/industries affected.

    Hopefully this will help me to look at pursuing jobs that I would not have the confidence to apply for due to lack of knowledge or understanding.

    Mohammad Akhtar

    This course will give me the chance to engage further in my search for a career. I found this course helpful for both refreshing my memory of known skills as well as teaching me new ones.

    I appreciated the chance to engage in this course as it was very interactive. I could both watch videos as well as read explanations. I could then apply that in a practice element of the course.

    I have an ICT A Level and I didn’t know some of the function that were possible on word. It has been beneficial to me, even though I’m well versed in Microsoft Word.

    Shelley Mckeown

    My son has Aspergers Syndrome, so when this course Autism Awareness Diploma came up with 90% off just after Christmas, I thought I would like to do it. There was no pressure on myself and progressed at my own pace, the course is very informative with lots of hints and tips. The process of going through the Modules and assignments was also very easy to do. The cost of the course was expensive if I hadn't had 90% off. I wouldn't hesitate in recommending New Skills Academy courses to other people for their informative and ease of usage. I really enjoyed it.

    Dawn Hughes

    Amazing! New Skills Academy has helped me shape my life and improve my understanding of my chosen course, so simply and now I am that one step closer to achieving my goal. Such a simple yet professional system and easy to learn from.

    Would and will recommend to friends and family. A great way to learn without the price tag of going to University and saves a lot of time. Super easy to set up. 5 Star rating throughout the whole experience.

    Going to buy my sister the same course for a birthday gift, which is a great offer that they do.

    Louis Rees

    I have always wanted to do hairdressing but never had the confidence. Since taking this course it has given me the chance I wanted and boosted my confidence.

    There is lots of information and videos and you can always re-cap if needed.

    Chris Peel

    This online course really helps me in pursuing my career and gain knowledge about special education. It's very easy to use and very user friendly! Two thumbs up!

    Christine Kim Grace De Guzman

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