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counselling service and be part of our supportive community playing a role in developing our profession and the mental health conversation more widely membership categories criteria search our site search where connection becomes change we re the professional home for talking therapists supporting counsellors psychotherapists our profession and the public find a counsellor become a member want to become a counsellor or find a course find a professional counsellor safe qualified and confidential support recognised accredited register search for an accredited counsellor find a counsellor you can trust our counsellors psychotherapists meet high national standards for training ethics and conduct every therapist listed on our find a counsellor directory is on our accredited register recognised by the professional standards authority find a counsellor what is the accredited register become a counsellor start your journey with confidence by choosing a training course recognised by the ncps you can be assured that the course has been mapped to our training standards criteria and therefore meets the highest standards of professional training search our course directory to start your journey today find a course become a member join a professional community that works for you whether you re just beginning your training or have been practising for years we ll guide you to the right membership category to match your experience and qualifications already a member of another recognised professional body let us know we may be able to offer you an equivalent ncps membership that reflects your current standing explore individual membership our members are the heart of the ncps at the ncps we believe in the power of collaboration to strengthen protect and promote the counselling psychotherapy profession in the uk we work in partnership with a wide range of organisations who share our values what our members say attracting new clients becoming an accredited member has enabled me to grow my business by attracting clients reassured by the professional standards authority endorsement while keeping me updated with legal and ethical guidelines and invaluable learning and training opportunities sarah robins mncps acc timely supportive and collaborative i have been a member of the ncps for many years and seen it flourish even as it has grown the ethos has remained the same my communications have always been dealt with in a timely supportive and collaborative manner i would highly recommend ncps remona jenkins pncps acc i would recommend the ncps to any counsellor i would recommend the ncps to any counsellor thinking of joining a professional body it genuinely puts its members at the heart of its work and i feel connected respected and supported it s refreshing that ncps staff are only an email or a call away i m delighted to be so well looked after deirdre coughlan pncps acc personalisation experience i enjoy being a member of ncps for the personalisation experience if i have ever needed to call my query is dealt with quickly and efficiently with a personal approach every person i ve had the pleasure of talking to has taken time and effort to ensure i ve felt supported it s a wonderful organisation jayne yeates pncps acc a member for over 10 years as a member for over 10 years i have always appreciated ncps s common sense approach their dedication to the interests of clients and therapists alike and their efforts in protecting the rich and diverse nature of therapy richard clarke mncps acc ncps cares about its members ncps cares about its members always there for help and advice and a plethora of courses on offer for cpd as a private practice therapist i never feel alone jill abbott mncps acc our accredited register members of the public are encouraged to choose a practitioner who belongs to an accredited register our accredited register is recognised by the professional standards authority to ensure that the public are able to choose safe ethical and competent professionals when looking for support our voice explore our latest news blogs policies publications and more nhs launches new guidance on registration requirements for psychological professions nhs england has published new guidance setting out the registration requirements for the psychological professions working in nhs commissioned services in major expansion of community mental health support across england this week the government made a very welcome announcement of 343 million for 159 new nhs mental health facilities across england 100 community mental health ncps response conversion practices draft bill the society welcomes the government s commitment to introducing legislation to ban abusive conversion practices targeting lgbtq people and supports measures important news new rules on police requesting counselling notes come into force victims to be given more privacy with new rules blocking police from requesting counselling notes during investigations unless in exceptional circumstances supporting an urgent review of nice guidance on anxiety the society supports the sector wide campaign led by the uk council for psychotherapy calling for an urgent and comprehensive update to the national nhs staff to train teachers school nurses and gps to spot eating disorders teachers school nurses and gps will be offered nhs support to spot the early signs of eating disorders so no child is left to suffer in silence mhra issues new guidance for people using mental health apps and technologies new online resources will help the public parents carers and health social care and education professionals understand what safe effective digital mental health technologies look like in practice government unveils expanded support for adopted children consultation launched on providing better earlier and more targeted help to adopted children and funding increased for adoption support fund ncps engagement with baroness tyler leads to amendment to children s wellbeing schools bill the amendment follows detailed policy discussions working closely with barnardo s as part of our shared efforts to ensure children and young people can member update stronger security checks for adults working with children and vulnerable people the ministry of justice has announced stronger security checks for adults working with children from january 2026 which include plans for more rigorous nhs 10 year workforce plan read the ncps submission for years now since the introduction of the improving access to psychological therapies iapt model now nhs talking therapies national policy has leaned ai in therapy september 2025 update it s been a while since our previous blog on the topic of ai and i wanted to introduce some of the more up to date thinking around artificial intelligence ai in counselling and psychotherapy at the society we re acutely aware of ai s multifaceted role in talking therapy but our collective understanding of its potential impact on the talking ncps response budget 2025 what it means for counselling psychotherapy while there were many things in the budget that will hopefully make a difference to the mental health of the nation we were hoping for a stronger focus on press release first blueprint to make ai mental health tools safe for users the national counselling psychotherapy society ncps has published the uk s first relational safeguards for ai mental health tools warning that without view all the professional home for talking therapists become a member find a counsellor want to become a counsellor return to homepage find a counsellor become a counsellor become a member our voice about us code of ethics complaints concerns contact us member login twitter page facebook page linkedin page help is available if you have been experiencing any suicidal thoughts or require immediate help please call 111 contact your gp or call the samaritans on 116 123 you can find approved support on the helplines partnership helpline hub manage 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