Counselling students relish opportunity to complete studies on-Island

Brighter Teaching helps Manx cohort achieve their qualifications

Students on their way to becoming qualified counsellors have spoken of the benefits of being able to complete their studies on-Island.

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.

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It offers a range of Ofqual-registered specialist courses for therapies such as; trauma, couples, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, and children and adolescence.

"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

Elisha Gilbertson and Susie Lyons are part of the first cohort who have been working to gain their qualifications:

"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

You can listen to the full interview with Elisha and Susie via the Manx Radio Newscast below: