Be a Counsellor and Support Your Community

A LIFE CHANGING CAREER STARTS HERE

Make a real impact in the lives and relationships of others

Trained counsellors are needed now more than ever with more than 22,000 jobs expected to open up in Australia until 2025.

Take the first step today with the Mental Health & Counselling Course Bundle - the 100% online course designed in collaboration with Australian experts in mental health and well-being.

APRIL INTAKE SALE on now! Get a FREE Samsung tablet or $300 off course fees when you enrol upfront. Learn more by getting a FREE course infopack today.

$25 PER WEEK

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Course Details

Credentials

This bundle includes 5 industry-endorsed courses in Counselling, Psychology, and Mental Health. You may choose the individual courses you need, or get the full bundle for the complete counselling skill set.

You will gain an industry-endorsed micro-credential with a course completion document, plus a shareable & verifiable Digital Badge from Credly upon completion.

Prior experience is NOT required to enrol in this course.

Duration

This course takes approximately 310 study hours to complete. Study at your own pace with no deadlines.

Enjoy the flexibility of online learning with lifetime access to our training resources throughout your study.

Delivery

Flexible, online, self-paced learning with dedicated student support from a tutor by email or phone (Mon-Fri), or contact us through live chat 7 days a week.

Payment Options

Upfront Payment, Afterpay, Latitude Pay or a flexible Payment Plan ($25 per week).

Get a free Samsung tablet when you enrol upfront in this course (payment plans excluded), or get $300 off your course fees.

April Intake Sale ends on May 1, 2025.

Institute

Online Courses Australia

Mental Health + Psychology & Counselling Bundle

This comprehensive course bundle will teach you how to identify the warning signs for mental health, and provide real and ongoing care to those who need it.

You will also gain deep insight into your own mental health, plus the best strategies to tune into the emotional well-being of your loved ones

You will learn skills and techniques every professional counsellor needs to build strong therapeutic relationships, and support individual well-being across a wide range of topics such as:

Child & Adolescent Mental Health
Mental Health in Adults
Counselling Skills Micro-Credential
Relationship Counselling Micro-Credential
Mental Health Master Class Celebrity Mentor Series

To ensure your success, all topics and study materials for the topics above were custom-made by mental health experts and are endorsed by the Australian Community Workers Association.

We also don't use dense academic textbooks. Instead, we design digestible student-friendly modules and high-quality video sessions, backed by 24/7 tutorial support.

Together these will equip you with fundamental knowledge about mental health to help you understand the human mind, and teach you techniques on how to support others through the process of counselling.

Start for Only $25/Week and Get Lifetime Access

This course comes with a super affordable interest-free payment plan option starting from only $25 per week.

You can also pay through a single payment upfront and get a discount so you won’t have to fork out thousands of dollars to upgrade your skills. We also offer Afterpay and Latitude Pay as alternatives.

April Intake Sale is on now!

Get a brand new Samsung tablet FREE with this course, or get $300 off enrolment fees in our April Intake Sale—until 1st May 2025.

Please download the course infopack to get the latest pricing and discounts.

Get mentored by Dr. Golly, Wayne Schwass, and Jade Hameister

Dr Golly is a Melbourne-based paediatrician and father of three. Specialising in anxiety, parental mental health, post-natal depression and unsettled babies and poor sleep.

You have likely watched Dr Golly on TV; he has had many appearances across The Morning Show and Channel 9.

Dr Golly currently runs two businesses: his private practice Cabrini and The Dr Golly Sleep Program specialising in unsettled babies and poor sleep.

After a distinguished AFL career spanning 14 years with the North Melbourne and Sydney Swans Football Clubs, Wayne Schwass founded PukaUp, a social enterprise that focuses on mental health, emotional wellbeing and suicide prevention.

Wayne has also become a leading mental health advocate after speaking publicly about his own experiences with mental health conditions in 2006.

In April 2016, Jade Hameister became the youngest person in history to ski to the North Pole from anywhere outside the Last Degree. Her journey was captured in a National Geographic documentary that aired in 170 countries. In the 2019 Queen’s Birthday Honours, Jade was awarded an Order of Australia Medal for service to Polar Exploration.

Jade is passionate about shifting the focus for young people from how they appear to the possibilities of what they can do.

This course bundle is divided into 3 courses. You will be provided with student-friendly lessons, high-quality video sessions, quizzes, case studies, and 24/7 tutor support for:

Counselling

Treatment and Support in Adult Mental Health
Support Individual Health & Emotional Well-Being
Establish Counselling Relationships
Apply Specialist Interpersonal & Counselling Interview Skills
Apply Learning Theories In Counselling
Apply Personality & Development Theories
Determine Suitability of Client for Counselling Services
Introduction to Relationship Counselling
Work Effectively in the Community Sector
Provide Behaviour Support in the Context of Individualised Plans
BONUS: Mental Health - Celebrity Mentor Series

Mental Health & Psychology

Child and Adolescent Mental Health & Emotional Well-being
Mental and Physical Health Disorders: Infancy to Adolescents
Building Resilience for Mental Well-being
Mental Well-being Support Services for Children and Adolescents
Psychological Problems Affecting Adults
Complex Disorders and Neurological Illnesses
Social Psychology and Mental Illness
Mood Disorders and Emotional Well-being
Holistic Health and Wellness
Treatment and Support in Adult Mental Health

*Full list of topics can be found in the course infopack

Lifetime access to course resources
All the required study materials and notes for each course and micro-credential
A tutor who will service all of your course and career questions and guidance needs
A Course Completion Document and Digital Badge officially recognising your successful completion of the course

Once you've completed this course, you will be ready to work within a structured counseling environment and take on roles such as:

School Counsellor
Careers Counsellor
Family Support Officer
Counselling Service Manager
Mental Health Administration Worker
Phone crisis support counselling

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CPD

Online Courses Australia is endorsed by the CPD Service.

Completing CPD endorsed learning gives you CPD Points. These points can then be used in your portfolio, resume or future career as a professional.

Comes with a
Makeup & Eyelash Kit!

As part of your course, you will receive a Professional Eyelash Starter Kit and a Kryolan Makeup Starter Kit that includes:

Shades Adelaide Face & Eye Palette (2 xBlusher, Bronze, Contour, Highlight)
Ultra Foundation 6 Palette
SHADES 5 palette Muscat [Neutral Eye Palette]
Lip & Rouge Wheel
HD Cream Liner Ebony
Kryolan Contour Pencil Combi [Brown & Black]
Mixing Palette & Spatula Set
Kryolan Training Brush Set 12pc
Translucent Powder 20g
0.15 Mixed Classic Lash Tray
0.05 or 0.07 Mixed Volume Tray
Micro-pore Tape and Gel Eye Pads
Air Blower
Micro-wands Pack, Mascara-wands Pack, and Lipstick-wands Pack
Scissors, Straight Tweezer, and Curved Tweezer
Primer and Remover Cream
Lash Crystal and Lash Adhesive
Mannequin Head and Practice Lashes
Cleanser and Cleanser Brush
Silicon Adhesive Rings

Our professional makeup kit is suitable for sensitive skin as the products are made from quality ingredients that are non-reactive and free of known irritants.

Please note that if you choose to pay via payment plan, a minimum payment of $800 is required before your kit will be dispatched.

This course bundle is divided into 3 courses. You will be provided with student-friendly lessons, high-quality video sessions, quizzes, case studies, and 24/7 tutor support for:

Counselling

Treatment and Support in Adult Mental Health
Support Individual Health & Emotional Well-Being
Establish Counselling Relationships
Apply Specialist Interpersonal & Counselling Interview Skills
Apply Learning Theories In Counselling
Apply Personality & Development Theories
Determine Suitability of Client for Counselling Services
Introduction to Relationship Counselling
Work Effectively in the Community Sector
Provide Behaviour Support in the Context of Individualised Plans
BONUS: Mental Health - Celebrity Mentor Series

Mental Health & Psychology

Child and Adolescent Mental Health & Emotional Well-being
Mental and Physical Health Disorders: Infancy to Adolescents
Building Resilience for Mental Well-being
Mental Well-being Support Services for Children and Adolescents
Psychological Problems Affecting Adults
Complex Disorders and Neurological Illnesses
Social Psychology and Mental Illness
Mood Disorders and Emotional Well-being
Holistic Health and Wellness
Treatment and Support in Adult Mental Health

*Full list of topics can be found in the course infopack

Lifetime access to course resources
All the required study materials and notes for each course and micro-credential
A tutor who will service all of your course and career questions and guidance needs
A Course Completion Document and Digital Badge officially recognising your successful completion of the course

Once you've completed this course, you will be ready to work within a structured counseling environment and take on roles such as: