how to be a counsellor?

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Hi,
I'm currently a SAHM but would like to go back to work particularly when the kids get to school. I don't want to do what I did before I had children. I've always been interested in counselling and would love to know what I would need to do to re-train in this. Are there any good websites I could find out information on? (Googling not helping really).
Thanks in advance

British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy website at www.bacp.co.uk/.

Thanks so much leicestershiregirl, thats exactly what I was looking for:)

www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/qualification/g14.htm

Good luck.

I looked at the OU course but it isn't BACP accredited and that is the 'gold standard' for counselling and psychotherapy courses.