{"id":570707,"date":"2025-11-14T22:04:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T22:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/570707\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T22:04:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T22:04:27","slug":"counselling-students-relish-opportunity-to-complete-studies-on-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/570707\/","title":{"rendered":"Counselling students relish opportunity to complete studies on-Island"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n Picture credit: Brighter Teaching<\/p>\n

\n Brighter Teaching helps Manx cohort achieve their qualifications\n <\/p>\n

Students on their way to becoming qualified counsellors have spoken of the benefits of being able to complete their studies on-Island.<\/p>\n

The organisation Brighter Teaching brought its training services to the Isle of Man in 2023, allowing people to achieve their Level 5 diplomas without having to leave and study in the UK.<\/p>\n

Read more HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It offers a range of\u00a0Ofqual-registered specialist courses for therapies such as; trauma, couples, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, and children and adolescence.<\/p>\n

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“It’s perfect at presenting that opportunity to people who would make great counsellors who might not have had the opportunity to do so otherwise.” – Elisha Gilbertson, Counselling Student<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Elisha Gilbertson and Susie Lyons are part of the first cohort who have been working to gain their qualifications:<\/p>\n

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“I really like the idea of talking therapy, I think it’s always going to be something that we’re going to need, and probably more so now than ever.” – Susie Lyons, Counselling Student<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

You can listen to the full interview with Elisha and Susie via the Manx Radio Newscast below:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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