Professional Relationship Counseling Certification

Professional Relationship Counseling Certification

Note: As a counselor you will need a a professional qualification and be state regulated, to become a therapist. You can use this specially designed course to supplement your traditional counseling qualifications.

This is an in-depth study course and considered as an add-on qualification for professional counselors. It is also suitable for study alongside a traditional counseling qualification.

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, behaviors 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 recognize patterns in the relationship and analyze 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 counselor can help couples overcome their problems and improve their relationship
  • Being a relationship counselor can be a rewarding experience as you help people relate positively to one another
  • Your services as a relationship counselor 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 counseling 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 behaviors used by couples in a state of conflict
  • The importance of identifying when and how the negative cycle of behavior 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 behavior means / What pursuing behavior means
  • The roles of fear and reassurance
  • How to recognize 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 Counseling Certification

on 21st November 2025

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 9 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 9 modules there is a multiple choice test. The questions will be on a range of topics found within the 9 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.

Once you have completed your test you can log in to your account and download/print your certificate any time you need it. If you would prefer us to post you a certificate to a UK address, there will be an admin charge of £10 (certificates sent internationally may cost more).

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.

So far I am really enjoying the course. the details were sent through to me within 4 hours, even though there was up to a 48 hour wait.

This course is very well structured and has many helpful features, such as the recap option for each module, and the summary section at the end of each module.

I will definitely be recommending this course.

Melissa Newlin

I would like to say that I have completely enjoyed the course online and I am very pleased with the resources and information that was given. My father is very proud of me completing the course in a short amount of time and I can only give credit to New Skills Academy for giving me the opportunity to complete a qualification that will benefit me in the future. I say this because my preferred job role is a human resources manager or even assistant to start off with. Many thanks for this amazing experience and the importance of this qualification as a whole.

Kaoutar Lenabdeljilil

The Marketing Diploma Course was laid out in such a way that it was easy to understand and work through and the modular approach meant I was able to complete the course in a way which suited me.

The New Skills Academy website is easy to use and the user dashboard provides all the information you need to start, continue and complete your studies.

Each module in the course was detailed and broken down into manageable chunks, with downloadable worksheets to test knowledge at the end of each module making sure you have the understanding to progress.

Overall, an easy way to develop new skills!

Nick Eyley

For me, as a current employee in Human Resources, this HR Management Course was an excellent opportunity to get more insight of the industry and my job role. The course provided with a lot of relevant information that I could relate to in my job role as well as find ideas that I would be able to adapt in my workplace. I am keen on sharing my knowledge and implementing these new ideas in order to help our company achieve success. Would highly recommend this HRM course to people desiring to join Human Resources as well as the ones already working in the industry as everyone will be able to obtain something that will help them develop as a worker, a person and a future HR Manager!

Sandra Zinkeviciute

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

Well structured and easy to follow coursework. My queries were answered promptly and were clearly not stock Q&A responses so I felt I had been given real support.

The test at the end was unexpected as the end of module tests were self marking. As it was a timed test that covered every aspect of the course but in a random way which meant one had to pay attention and read the questions carefully!

I feel I have achieved something and will certainly follow up with another course. New Skills Academy is highly recommended as an online study organisation, as well.

Moi Watson

Duration:
6 hours

Access:
Lifetime Access

Approved by:
CPD

Learning Type:


Text based modules  Images  Video learning 

Cost:
$120.00

Professional Relationship Counseling Certification

Note: As a counselor you will need a a professional qualification and be state regulated, to become a therapist. You can use this specially designed course to supplement your traditional counseling qualifications.

This is an in-depth study course and considered as an add-on qualification for professional counselors. It is also suitable for study alongside a traditional counseling qualification.

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, behaviors 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 recognize patterns in the relationship and analyze 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 counselor can help couples overcome their problems and improve their relationship
  • Being a relationship counselor can be a rewarding experience as you help people relate positively to one another
  • Your services as a relationship counselor 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 counseling 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 behaviors used by couples in a state of conflict
  • The importance of identifying when and how the negative cycle of behavior 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 behavior means / What pursuing behavior means
  • The roles of fear and reassurance
  • How to recognize 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 Counseling Certification

on 21st November 2025

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 9 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 9 modules there is a multiple choice test. The questions will be on a range of topics found within the 9 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.

Once you have completed your test you can log in to your account and download/print your certificate any time you need it. If you would prefer us to post you a certificate to a UK address, there will be an admin charge of £10 (certificates sent internationally may cost more).

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.

So far I am really enjoying the course. the details were sent through to me within 4 hours, even though there was up to a 48 hour wait.

This course is very well structured and has many helpful features, such as the recap option for each module, and the summary section at the end of each module.

I will definitely be recommending this course.

Melissa Newlin

I would like to say that I have completely enjoyed the course online and I am very pleased with the resources and information that was given. My father is very proud of me completing the course in a short amount of time and I can only give credit to New Skills Academy for giving me the opportunity to complete a qualification that will benefit me in the future. I say this because my preferred job role is a human resources manager or even assistant to start off with. Many thanks for this amazing experience and the importance of this qualification as a whole.

Kaoutar Lenabdeljilil

The Marketing Diploma Course was laid out in such a way that it was easy to understand and work through and the modular approach meant I was able to complete the course in a way which suited me.

The New Skills Academy website is easy to use and the user dashboard provides all the information you need to start, continue and complete your studies.

Each module in the course was detailed and broken down into manageable chunks, with downloadable worksheets to test knowledge at the end of each module making sure you have the understanding to progress.

Overall, an easy way to develop new skills!

Nick Eyley

For me, as a current employee in Human Resources, this HR Management Course was an excellent opportunity to get more insight of the industry and my job role. The course provided with a lot of relevant information that I could relate to in my job role as well as find ideas that I would be able to adapt in my workplace. I am keen on sharing my knowledge and implementing these new ideas in order to help our company achieve success. Would highly recommend this HRM course to people desiring to join Human Resources as well as the ones already working in the industry as everyone will be able to obtain something that will help them develop as a worker, a person and a future HR Manager!

Sandra Zinkeviciute

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

Well structured and easy to follow coursework. My queries were answered promptly and were clearly not stock Q&A responses so I felt I had been given real support.

The test at the end was unexpected as the end of module tests were self marking. As it was a timed test that covered every aspect of the course but in a random way which meant one had to pay attention and read the questions carefully!

I feel I have achieved something and will certainly follow up with another course. New Skills Academy is highly recommended as an online study organisation, as well.

Moi Watson

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