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DEPRESSION COUNSELLING DIPLOMA -Fully ACCREDITED & CERTIFIED

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  • Updated 8/2025
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Course Information

Registration period
Year-round Recruitment
Course Level
Study Mode
Duration
4 Hour(s) 40 Minute(s)
Language
English
Taught by
Elmira Strange, PhD
Rating
4.8
(1,939 Ratings)

Course Overview

DEPRESSION COUNSELLING DIPLOMA -Fully ACCREDITED & CERTIFIED

Learn about Symptoms, Diagnosis, & Treatment of Depressive Disorders

Welcome to 'Depression Counselling Diploma: Advanced level' course!


Do you know that every 10th person on average suffers from depression at some point in their life?

Would you like to work in therapeutic settings and help others to recover from depression? Or perhaps you want to use this knowledge for your own personal use? In any case, you are in the right place!


In this course you will learn:


  • What the signs of depression are

  • How to help the client who suffers with major depressive episode and sleeping problems

  • what is happening in the brain during the experience of depression

  • the most effective antidepressants on the market

  • whether depression can be treated with Omega 3 supplements, Art Therapy, Tai Chi and Yoga

  • which approaches in counselling best suited to the treatment of depression

  • whether there is a link between neurotransmitters such as serotonin, dopamine, and depression

  • what the treatment of bipolar disorder entails

  • how to counsel people (adults, children, and older population) with depression

  • whether older age, loneliness, and depression are connected

  • and so much more!

    P.S. This course is now fully accredited by the International Association of Therapists (IAOTH).

    P.P.S. At the end of the course you will see the instructions on how to obtain your certificate of completion

Course Content

  • 6 section(s)
  • 52 lecture(s)
  • Section 1 Introduction
  • Section 2 What Causes Depression
  • Section 3 Different Types of Depression
  • Section 4 Different Types of Medicine
  • Section 5 Complementary Alternative Therapies
  • Section 6 Counselling Approaches to Depression

What You’ll Learn

  • Know what 'Depression' is and how it gets diagnosed, Know what is happening to someone who is depressed (brain, body, cognition), Understand different types of Depression: Cyclothymia, Bipolar, Postnatal Depression, Manic Depression, Learn how Depression affects the brain: neutrons, serotonin, Understand the best treatments: antidepressants, SSRIs, nutrition, alternative & complimentary treatments, Understand how to work with people in counselling settings

Skills covered in this course


Reviews

  • D
    Dr Deadrian M Coneley
    5.0

    awesome material

  • M
    Musekiwa Peter
    5.0

    The course is well executed. Terms and concepts are well explained. Relevant examples are used. Thank you very much.

  • B
    Bornali Biswas
    5.0

    good course

  • E
    Edna Rathod
    4.5

    very informative and knowledgeable.

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