Psychotherapist
Music, Geography and Psychology at A level, then a Level 7 apprenticeship or a degree.
the nearest apprenticeship standard, a master’s degree · 1 standard and 10 school subjects share ideas with this job · Skills England, ESCO, DfE subject content
Level 7 — England’s qualification levels run 1–8: GCSE is 2, A level is 3, a bachelor’s degree is 6.
Which subjects build towards it?
Bar — strength of the overlap relative to the strongest subject (1.00); not a grade or an entry requirement.
DfE subject content · matched to the apprenticeship standards below by sch.today
Music leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: musical style, music technology, composition.
All subjects and shared ideas10
| Subject | Match | Shared ideas |
|---|---|---|
| A level Music | 1.00 | musical style, music technology, composition |
| A level Geography | 1.00 | lived experience, qualitative data, quantitative data, human development |
| GCSE Psychology | 0.96 | qualitative data, quantitative data, intervention, non-verbal communication, mental health |
| GCSE Physical Education | 0.92 | qualitative data, quantitative data, performance, goal setting |
| GCSE Music | 0.64 | music technology, composition |
| GCSE Geography | 0.62 | qualitative data, quantitative data, resource management |
| A level Film Studies | 0.52 | composition, performance |
| A level Psychology | 0.50 | qualitative data, quantitative data |
| A level Sociology | 0.50 | qualitative data, quantitative data |
| GCSE Sociology | 0.50 | qualitative data, quantitative data |
Which apprenticeships lead here?
Apprenticeship standard — the official list of what an apprentice in one job must know and be able to do; the level says how advanced it is. Level 3 can start straight after GCSEs.
Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0
Where are these subjects taken most?
Secondary schools with at least 30 pupils in Year 11, ranked by the share taking Music, Geography and Psychology, weighted by how strongly each subject leads here.
Ranking — shows what pupils study, not how well a school prepares them for the job.
DfE subject entries
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What the job is
Psychotherapists assist and treat healthcare users with varying degrees of psychological, psychosocial, or psychosomatic behavioural disorders and pathogenic conditions by means of psychotherapeutic methods. They promote personal development and well-being and provide advice on improving relationships, capabilities, and problem-solving techniques. They use science-based psychotherapeutic methods such as behavioural therapy, existential analysis and logotherapy, psychoanalysis or systemic family therapy in order to guide the patients in their development and help them search for appropriate solutions to their problems. Psychotherapists are not required to have academic degrees in psychology or a medical qualification in psychiatry. It is an independent occupation from psychology, psychiatry, and counselling.
Occupations and their descriptions: ESCO classification of the European Commission, © European Union.
This is a model of overlapping content, not careers advice or entry requirements, which employers and training providers set. Occupations and their descriptions: ESCO classification of the European Commission, © European Union. Apprenticeship standards: Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School subjects and entries: Department for Education. Links between them are made by sch.today. Methodology.