Our Mission

To be at the forefront of the counselling and psychotherapy profession in providing a wide range of courses which foster the academic, personal and professional development of our trainees.

Our training has a reputation for excellence in both academic rigour and clinical competence and we aim to equip our trainees to become ethical practitioners and life-long learners who will not only continue to be at the forefront of the development of knowledge in the counselling and psychotherapy profession but also have a positive impact on the well-being of society.

We have a commitment to high standards in interpersonal relationships, characterised by mutual respect, collaboration, appropriate boundary and the celebration of difference.

About Us

The Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute (SPTI) is a not for profit educational organisation specialising in training counsellors and psychotherapists. We offer professional and academic qualifications, ranging from introductory to masters level.

We work in partnership with Staffordshire University.

Our MSc Programmes are accredited by the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), the MSc Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy is accredited by the United Kingdom Association for Transactional Analysis (UKATA) and the BSc (Hons) is accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

We are #OfSRegistered. This means we meet the @officestudents requirements for course quality, academic standards, student support, student protection and more. For more information please visit: www.officeforstudents.org.uk/the-register

(BSc only)