Diploma Course

The Human Givens Diploma is a highly practical psychotherapy course that is revolutionising the successful treatment, understanding and prevention of the mental and emotional health issues that affect all human beings.

The only form of psychotherapy to unify over 160 counselling models into one common language – view benefits of the approach
A highly effective alternative to drug treatments
Faster results in 1–2 sessions instead of the average 4 [1]

All Human Givens Therapists on our Professional Register, which is accredited in the UK by the Professional Standards Authority (which also accredits BACP and the UKCP) have completed the Diploma up to Part 3 level.

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Are you ok? Don’t miss signs of depression.

Would you know if someone you care about has depression? Most people probably think that they would, but it isn’t necessarily as obvious as you might expect. Indeed, until some simple screening questionnaires were introduced for GPs to use, half of them were missing the diagnosis in patients that came to consult them.
How schools are using the human givens approach

Human givens principles have been introduced to over 200 schools and adopted systemically by some. Here, four headteachers provide a vivid snapshot of their impact.
A cloud lifted...

Studying to become a counsellor would give her the skills to help people, thought Frances Masters. It didn’t … until she came across the human givens approach.
Give your car keys to someone who loves you

Mark Evans describes how one key idea helped Stephen to master his drug addiction.
"I went away with so many ideas"

How one session of human givens therapy was enough to transform the life of Sarah, a depressed single mother.
Case Study: Evidence that it works, the fast cure for phobia and trauma

Read about how a Faulklands war veteran overcame the severe flashbacks and panic attacks he suffered for 20 years after a horrifically traumatising experience during his service in the navy.
The human givens workplace

Keith Abrahams describes how applying the human givens approach to his business has boosted both morale and productivity.
The therapist's account

Read Mike Beard's therapist account of Nina's treatment.

How to lift depression quickly and safely

Joe Griffin and Ivan Tyrrell explain how and why a human givens approach can help therapists shift depression in just a few sessions — or less.

PTSD: why some techniques for treating it work so fast

In this article, Joe Griffin suggests that techniques which can yield immediate success, may share an underlying mechanism.

The fast cure for phobia and trauma: evidence that it works

Counsellors who use it know that the 'rewind technique' is fast, safe, painless and effective for dealing with trauma. Keith Guy and Nicola Guy have tested it in research.

Case Study: Antidepressant experience

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Exploring the CULT in culture

Looking at cult behaviour. A revised version (including additional material) of an article by Ivan Tyrrell, first published in 1993, that explores Dr Arthur Deikman's enlightening work on cult behaviour.