The Wellness Center is an independent counseling training center that offers online part-time courses for those who wish to develop their listening and counseling skills.

These include :

• An introductory course in listening and counseling skills. If you are passionate about helping people and volunteering at community centers, churches and other places of worship, elders’ homes, orphanages, hospitals, etc., this course is for you. You will learn empathic responding skills and intervention techniques which will not only help those with whom you engage but also be a life-transforming experience for you. This course is Module 1 of the Certificate in Counseling and Psychotherapy. Learn more about the course content here.
• Psychotherapy Approaches & Techniques. This course is for counselors who wish to learn therapeutic skills in Psychotherapy. The course covers all of the main approaches, including CBT, ACT and Person-centered counseling. This is Module 2 of the Certificate in Counseling and Psychotherapy. Learn more about the course content here.
• Certificate in Counseling and Psychotherapy. This is a one-year online part-time program with a 200 hours of taught work and a requirement of 100 hours of supervised training in counseling. Learn more about the course here.
• Diploma in Counseling and Psychotherapy. This Diploma is awarded after 100-hours of online taught work and 250 hours of therapeutic counseling experience. Only Certificate holders are eligible to enroll for this Diploma course.
• Certificate in Addiction Counseling. This is a program for counselors who wish to enhance their skills and knowledge in the area of Sex and Porn Addiction. Learn more about the course here.
• Certificate in Child Psychology. This program is formulated for those in the teaching profession and counselors who wish to be in child and adolescent counseling. Learn more about the course here.
• Certificate in Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences. This is a valuable short course for counselors and therapists, if you wish to enhance your understanding of the research being done in the field of psychology and behavioral sciences. Learn to understand, assess and evaluate research. What constitutes good research? How to interpret the ‘results’ of research? Contact us for more details.

Who are our courses for?

Our courses will be of interest not only to those wishing to train as professional counselors but also to those in the helping fields, such as nursing, teaching, clergy and also in management. Completion of our Certificate and Diploma programs which offers over 300 hours of taught-work and 350 hours of hands-on counseling experience, more than meets the training requirements for counselors in Sri Lanka. Please do note, however, that there is no governing body for counselors in Sri Lanka. There is no Government Authority that issues licensing for professional counselors in Sri Lanka. There are, however, private organizations that do so, for their students. The Wellness Center awards Certificates and Diplomas.

If you wish to be in private practice, it is within the ethical framework of any professional to be sufficiently qualified and registered (as a sole proprietor/partnership/limited liability company) with the Sri Lanka government, according to its laws.