Autumn 2026 Places have now been taken but we do have a reserve list.

There are no more open days for this years intake.

If you are interested in finding out more about this course WPI hold an Open day every year.  If you cannot make an open day please contact us and a tutor will be able to have a conversation with you.  

 

The next open day will be April 2027 for 27/28 intake: 

* Date: 

* Time 10 am – 3pm (arrive 9.45 zoom and technology check)

* Venue: Zoom

* Cost  £25

* 5 CPD hours and a Certificate of Attendance. (if you do a training, these hours count towards your P.G. Diploma.)

• Please book your place promptly – To secure a place email Nicola Hinchcliffe, Administrator  at admin@welshpsychotherapy.org.uk
•  For further information on the course and fees please visit  PG Advanced Diploma in Gestalt & Integrative Psychotherapy Course page

 

Information For WPI Open Day  

I am interested in becoming a Psychotherapist – what do I need to do?

You can book a conversation with a WPI trainer. In addition, WPI holds Open Days each year where attendance allows you find out more about the Psychotherapy training at the Welsh Psychotherapy Institute. This is the next step, so do come to our forthcoming Open Day.

 

Why Attend a WPI Open Day?

If you have an interest in training, an Open Day gives you an opportunity to explore your motivations for wanting to train as a psychotherapist, meet members of our staff and trainees.  It also allows you to gain a sense of whether WPI trainings are right for you. We encourage you to look at the material, engage with the exercises and ask questions. The Open Day also gives you the opportunity to meet other potential trainees. We hope at the end of the day you will have a good idea of whether our courses will be a good fit for you, practically, academically and emotionally.

In addition, the field of psychotherapy is complex.    The Open Day provides an introduction to the UKCP model of psychotherapy training.

 

What are the Practical Details?

* Date:  Saturday 25th April 2026

* Time 10 am – 3pm (arrive 9.55 zoom and technology check)

* Venue: Zoom

* Cost £25

* 5 Continuing Professional Development hours and a Certificate of Attendance. (If you proceed to our training, these hours count towards your PG Diploma).

 

What Happens at an Open Day?

The day is hosted by WPI members, including tutors, Board members, graduates and trainee member representatives.  We encourage you to ask lots of questions.

The morning concentrates on the nature and the content of the courses. At lunch time, the tutors will withdraw to hold interviews, and you can then ask questions of the trainees and graduates that you may not wish to ask with tutors present. This is a confidential space and is not fed back to the tutors. To allow for interviews, there is a long lunch break. You will be offered a choice about how the afternoon session is spent. If the group has lots of questions, then the conversation can continue from the morning or there will be a prepared group exercise to give a small ‘taste’ of the training.  Before the day ends, we will reconvene as a group and say our goodbyes. 

 

What is the Open Day Programme?

Time	Activity		Who?
9.55 am	Arrive & Zoom orientation		Introduce WPI staff, graduates and trainees
10 – 11am	Whole Group Confidentiality and GDPR Introductions to those present including staff Introduction to Training at WPI Question and Answers about the course		Speakers: Nicola Hinchcliffe, Administrator; Rosy Wood Bevan  Core Tutor Integrative Diploma & WPI Director; Paul Mitchell Year One Core Tutor; Jeremy Young, Assistant Tutor Integrative, Karen Whiteside WPI Director & graduate. A range of graduates and current trainees
11am	Comfort Break
11.20 – 12.00	Whole Group – Information about the content of the courses Integrative Gestalt Counselling Award		Tutors, graduates and trainees
12 – 1 pm	Meet the Trainees Open Question Session	Interviews with staff via separate zoom link   Interview 1: 12:00 – 12.40 Interview 2:  1.00 – 1.40	Trainees & Graduates Staff & Individual interviewees
1 – 2pm	Lunch Break
2 – 2.30pm	Meet the Trainees Open Question Session or Exercise		Trainees & graduates     Staff & individual interviewees
2.30 – 3pm	Reflections on the day
3pm	End zoom meeting

If I know I want to apply for the WPI Psychotherapy Course, can I have an interview?

For those who have already submitted application forms, there maybe an available interview slot over the lunch break or early afternoon.  Other interviews can be arranged at a later date.

Each applicant is asked the same questions. Although we need to formally assess your suitability for training, the interview will be relational and not too formal.

 

How Long Do I have to Apply?

WPI takes no more than 12 students on to its Year 1 programme, so do apply soon. Places are allocated based on date of acceptance. Applications for October 2024 entry will end on 16^th September 2024, should there be places available.

Please book your place promptly to secure a place by emailing Nicola Hinchcliffe, Administrator at  admin@welshpsychotherapy.org.uk .

• Application forms available to download here    
• Policy 14  WPI Admissions Policy and Appeals for Admission Policy      
• Policy 13 WPI Recognition of Prior Learning Policy including APL/APEL policy