HOMA
London
DIPLOMA IN COUNSELLING
& PSYCHOTHERAPY
Start training in January 2027
Book your Introductory Workshop
WELCOME TO HOMA
A non-academic, experiential, equitable
Diploma in Humanistic Counselling & Psychotherapy
Our approach to Humanistic counselling and psychotherapy is intentionally non-academic and deeply experiential, placing your lived experience, creativity, and growth at the centre of learning.
Designed for trainees from all walks of life, this course fosters not just professional competence but a deepening of personal and relational skills. At Homa, you’ll explore what it means to be a therapist who is socially aware, culturally attuned, and deeply welcoming of every human experience.
Rooted in the richness of Humanistic theories, drawing on Gestalt, Person-Centred, and Transactional Analysis approaches, our curriculum goes beyond traditional teaching. You’ll engage with Formative Psychology, Embodied Movement, Art Psychotherapy, and Ecotherapy practices that invite you to learn through experience, connection, and self-discovery.
This integrated approach is designed to help you grow into a therapist who can truly meet others with openness, compassion, and curiosity.
ADVANCING SOCIAL JUSTICE IN PSYCHOTHERAPY
A Training Cohort for Diverse Voices and Equitable Representation
We are offering 50% of our places to trainees from the Global Majority (Black, Brown, mixed heritage and Indigenous communities) and 50% to white trainees.
Enriching the Learning Experience for All
At Homa we are proud to offer an equitable approach to psychotherapy training. Our course is intentionally designed to have 50% of trainees from the Global Majority and 50% from white backgrounds. This balanced approach is not just about fairness and Social Justice, it’s about creating an enriching and transformative learning experience for everyone involved.
Who Can Apply?
We welcome applications from anyone who feels drawn to Humanistic psychotherapy and is committed to personal, relational, and collective growth.
We are inspired by Professor George Dei’s powerful perspective on inclusion: “Inclusion is not about bringing people into what already exists; it is about creating a new space, a better space for everyone.”
Whether you identify as part of the Global Majority or come from a white background, we warmly invite you to join this pioneering training cohort. Together, we can co-create a new, better space.
At Homa, we honour and celebrate intersectionality. We invite applications from queer, trans, disabled, neurodivergent, and working-class people, people of all body shapes and sizes, backgrounds, and life experiences. We recognize and value the richness that comes from holding multiple identities. All of you is welcome.
Join us at Homa. Together, we can help build a psychotherapy profession that reflects and respects the full spectrum of human experience, where intersectionality, inclusion, and humanistic values come together to transform both trainees and the profession.
HOMA'S UNIQUE APPROACH
A Non-Academic Approach
We embrace a non-academic approach that values diverse ways of teaching, learning as assessing. Assignments can be completed in the format that feels right for you, whether that’s an essay or a more creative or practical medium.
Equity Based Psychotherapy Training
Be part of a training group with 50% of trainees from the Global Majority (Black, Brown, mixed heritage and Indigenous communities) and 50% white trainees lead by a team of tutors which relfects our commitment to equity.
Rooted in Lived Experience
You will learn through your personal experience and practice of the theories. This proundly experiental approach meand that your understanding and skills will be relevant and unique to you.
Meeting Difference with Confidence
We place a very strong emphasis on Social Justice, training you to be a safe pair of hands for all your clients. You will learn to have difficult conversations and to manage your discomfort when dealing with difference.
Tools for Transformative Communication
You will develop exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, using tools designed to foster empathy and create collaborative solutions. Through this process, you’ll learn to work at relational depth, both within the group and with your clients.
Cultivating Independent Minds
We value curiosity, self-awareness, and the courage to think independently. By questioning established theories and perspectives, you’ll discover new insights and open the door to genuine innovation and deeper understanding.
Foundation Year Residential Retreat
During the Foundation Year, trainees participate in a five-day Residential Retreat in a peaceful country setting. The retreat is designed to strengthen group relationships and enrich the learning journey. All retreat costs are included in the training fee.
Whole-Person Therapy Training
The training features 10 days of Ecotherapy and Walk and Talk therapy, as well as regular Embodied Movement sessions and Art Psychotherapy to support deep self-exploration and reflective practice.
The Business of Therapy
We make sure you’re ready for the real world of working as a therapist. You’ll learn how to define your own style, market your work, handle money with ease, and connect with others to grow a successful private practice that truly works for you.
Team Teaching
We believe great learning comes from collaboration and shared responsibility. That’s why every session at Homa is team-taught by two or more tutors, ensuring accountability while giving you deeper insights and a variety of perspectives.
Expert Guest Tutors
Alongside our core tutors, you’ll learn from high calibre guest tutors who bring deep expertise in areas like race, power and privilege, gender, sexuality, sex, embodied movement, therapy room dynamics, and marketing, broadening your understanding and practice.
A Well-Resourced Learning Environment
At Homa, we make sure you have everything you need for your training; an extensive library (no extra book costs), notebooks, pencils, ecotherapy kit, art materials, course certificates and more.
A Reflective Community Forum
Every year, we hold an Open Forum where trainees from all year groups come together to share their thoughts, questions, and ideas. These conversations are invaluable, helping us shape and improve the learning journey together. And ee don't just listen and pay lip service to change. We take action.
A Space to Feel at Home
The Homa building is designed to feel welcoming, beautiful, and comfortable. Our well-stocked kitchen offers free tea, coffee, fruit, and biscuits for you to enjoy. There are also cosy communal spaces where you can relax, connect with others or have some quiet time.
Ongoing Growth and Connection
Graduation is not the end at Homa. Through our Postgraduate Programme, you can stay connected while deepening your skills with ongoing training and CPD opportunities designed to support your growth as a therapist.
TAKE YOUR FIRST STEP
Come to an Introductory Workshop
Find out more about the training. The Homa introductory workshop is the first step in the application process. The workshop is led by Homa course tutors. You will find out everything you need to know about the structure and content of the Homa Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy. Meet the tutors and your potential peers, ask questions, see the space and find out if our training is right for you. The introductory workshop lasts three hours and takes place in the evening or on a Saturday morning.
Next workshop: XXX
Time: 5.30pm - 8.30pm
Venue: Homa, 26 Lloyd Baker Street, London WC1X 9AW
Fee: £50
Tickets for the Introductory Workshops are booked via Eventbrite
IN THE WORDS OF OUR TRAINEES
Walk the walk with us and grow into
the psychotherapist you want to be
TRAINING AT HOMA
THE FOUNDATION YEAR
Year 1
The Foundation Year is an experiential psychotherapy programme offering you a powerful year of personal and professional exploration, enquiry and growth.
This is the ideal way to start the process of becoming a psychotherapist. You can dip your toe in the water before you decide if you want to go on to complete the full training programme and qualify as a practitioner.
In the Foundation Year you will explore all that it means to be you and how you are in relationships, through the lens of humanistic theoretical traditions.
The Homa Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy (years 2-4) is open to anyone who has successfully completed the The Homa Foundation Year.
THE TRAINING PROGRAMME
Years 2 - 4
The Homa Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy is both broad and deep. With 744 tutor-taught hours and residential modules, it is one of the most substantial trainings available in London today, offering significantly more hours than are required by the BACP to qualify. We believe that this is how long it takes for you to develop your unique qualities, skills and confidence as a practitioner.
You will learn about and practise therapeutic models such as Gestalt, Existential, Formative and Person-Centred Therapy. The training programme includes modules on sexuality, social justice and cultural competence, eco-therapy, movement and embodiment. These themes are woven into the fabric of the training as well as having their own distinct, in-depth modules.
ALL OF YOU IS WELCOME
We are committed to making our training as accessible as we can to people who dream of becoming psychotherapists. If what you have read so far on this page resonates with you and you are curious, keen and committed, then you have what it takes to do the Homa Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy. You don’t need more professional or life experience or more academic qualifications than you already have. Your commitment, alongside your curiosity and enthusiasm are welcome, as are any fears or uncertainty you might have. All of who you are is welcome.
ONE STEP AT A TIME
You may be reading this already knowing that you definitely want to train as a psychotherapist. If that's the case, the Homa Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy will provide the theory and experience you need to qualify as a practitioner.
But what if you're not sure yet? We offer a limited number of places for the Foundation Year only. If you're interested in the possibility of being a psychotherapist but you're not certain, the Foundation Year means that you can experience a powerful and transformative year which will set you on a new path in your life, whatever you do next.
By the end of the year you will know whether the training is the next step for you. Whichever direction you choose, you will have developed significant skills, understanding and experience that will benefit and enrich your life, both personally and professionally.
HOMA
London
DIPLOMA IN COUNSELLING & PSYCHOTHERAPY
An innovative training for a new generation of psychotherapists
Lila - Year 3
Homa is an exceptional place which I care deeply about and I’m so happy it has been birthed into existence! The training has confronted me and challenged me, and opened up my eyes to the world around me in a different way. I will be forever grateful for this unique experience.
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Wendy - Year 3
I have found Homa so transformative in how I relate to myself and others. Now I am going into my placement and I can sit with people and all their discomfort. I feel like I’m ready now to be a therapist. Homa is so supportive in how we learn.
Liam - Year 3
The experiential nature of the course and being around a huge amount of love and shared experience has been so important to me.
DIPLOMA IN COUNSELLING & PSYCHOTHERAPY IN LONDON
26 Lloyd Baker Street, London, WC1W 9AW
Just 10 mins walk from Kings Cross and Angel Underground Stations
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