Explore a career in

Counselling

Explore a career in

Counselling

Apply for study in 2025

Hear from teaching staff and current students on how Flinders is preparing work-ready graduates who are supporting the change to better health and wellbeing.

Support the change to better health and wellbeing

Flinders offer a range of flexible postgraduate Counselling degrees that lead the way in whole of person care that is effective, evidenced and evolving to support the complex and different needs of all people.

Flinders integrates a range of therapeutic approaches with a focus on Cognitive Behaviour Therapies (CBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Behavioural Health Coaching (BHC).

Study options

Graduate Certificate in Counselling (Behavioural Health)

Graduate Diploma in Counselling (Behavioural Health)

Master of Counselling (Behavioural Health)

Careers in Counselling are in demand

Jobs for Counsellors are projected to grow by 14.5% over the period 2020 to 2025 and job growth for Counsellors is rated as strong by the Australian Government*.

As an accredited professional counsellor, you will support the changing needs of individuals, families, and communities. By engaging in our suite of articulated courses, you will build knowledge, understanding and skills that are sought after in a range of industry settings such as health care, not for profit, private-practice, educational settings.

As an existing or emerging health professional, you bring personal values of integrity, curiosity, and compassion. Learn and develop alongside passionate Flinders experts, who will guide you to develop skills in evidence-based therapeutic approaches, for a diverse range of needs in areas such as youth and families, strengths-based wellbeing, digital care and telehealth, chronic conditions, addictions, grief and loss, interpersonal counselling, disability, and priority communities.

Competency-based, supervised industry placements are embedded in the Diploma and Masters courses to demonstrate the application of skills. You will have opportunities to translate knowledge of chronic and mental health conditions, strengths-based models, motivational interviewing, as well as specific and transdiagnostic treatments.

*Source: Labour Market Industry Portal; Job Outlook.

Health Care and Social Assistance is Australia’s largest industry and is projected to have strong employment growth through to May 2033.

(Jobs and Skills Australia 2024).

Up to 80% off fees due to Government subsidies*.

*Government subsidies enable Flinders to offer Domestic applicants a reduction of up to 80% off full course fees through Commonwealth Supported Places.

These programs equip you to apply for employment in a range of domestic and international organisations

Emerging Health Professional: Potential roles include Psychotherapist, Counsellor, Mental Health Clinician, Chronic Disease Coordinator (behavioural health), Behavioural Coach, Low Intensity practitioner. Potential employers include Public and Private organisations, education providers, non-government and community sectors, health promotion agencies, and self-employment.

Existing Health professions: Behavioural health is an integral part of many health professions (e.g. Allied Health professionals, Physiotherapists, Dietitians, Nurses, Social Workers). This degree extends your skills in these areas and enables you to take the next step in your career.

Industry partners

Australian Unity
Remedy Healthcare
Relationship Australia
Status Employment
Country SA Primary Health Network; Sonder, Country and Outback Health, Focus One Health, Summit Health and Murray Mallee GP Network
Western Australia Country Health Service (WACHS)
Southern Adelaide Local Health Network (SALHN)

Accreditation

The Graduate Diploma in Counselling Behavioural Health (GDPCBH) is accredited with the Australian Counselling Association (ACA). Students completing the GDPCBH will be eligible to apply for membership as set out by the ACA.

The Master of Counselling Behavioural Health (MCBH) is accredited with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) and requires in-person attendance at all teaching related activities.

Study a Master of Counselling (Behavioural Health) at Flinders University

Vanshika Bhaskar and Sana Vohra highlight the practicality and unique opportunities Flinders’ counselling program offers.

Chedi’s inspiring path towards mental health advocacy

Meet Chedi, a postgraduate student currently enrolled in the Master of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (now the Master of Counselling program).

Support high quality care with high quality clinical resources

In conjunction with those with lived experience of mental health concerns and clinicians we have developed a suite of guided self-help workbooks that support the delivery of high dose narrow bandwidth support provisions for step 2, low intensity psychological interventions.

Flinders low intensity guided workbooks

No.3 in SA
in Health Services & Support for full-time employment, learner engagement

(The Good Universities Guide 2024 (undergraduate))

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