About the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society
Supporting Counsellors, Psychotherapists, the public and our profession
We are the professional home for talking therapists, representing and supporting counsellors, psychotherapists, the public and our profession. Join us in protecting and promoting the heart of counselling and psychotherapy.
We play an important role within the profession of counselling and psychotherapy in the UK and in May 2013 the Society was one of the first organisations to gain Accredited Register status with the Professional Standards Authority Accredited Register programme.
We believe that counselling and psychotherapy should be seen as a vocation and that the relationship between counsellor and client is incredibly important for the outcome of therapy.
Our Ethos
At the heart of the NCPS lies a deep-rooted belief in the importance of diversity,
creativity, and autonomy. As a member-led organisation, we believe in the power of
our community and our connections with each other to shape the future of
counselling and psychotherapy to the betterment of all. Our members are our
expertise, and we stand firmly by our guiding principles of honouring professional
freedom, the client relationship, and the unique nature of what we do.
We're working to build a world where counselling and psychotherapy are fully
recognised as playing a key role in mental health provision, and where our
members have access to stable, well-paid, publicly funded work as part of a high-
quality, preventative mental health support programme.
We're fiercely committed to campaigning for mental health equality: advocating for
better access to appropriate, timely, and high-quality services for everyone,
irrespective of their circumstances. Our ultimate aims are to nurture and protect the
vocation of counselling and psychotherapy, support and guide our members, and
provide a high level of public assurance to members those in search of a therapist.
We are Recognised
We are well recognised nationally. Universities are seeking to have their courses Accredited with us, and we have members ranging from qualified and experienced senior practitioners to newly qualified counsellors. We attract many members who have a private practice as well as those in a variety of employment settings.
We are recognised by the NHS, all of the large EAPs and Private Healthcare providers, and hundreds of other organisations across the UK.
We have equal status in the UK with all other Counselling & Psychotherapy Accredited Registers. You can be confident that, in joining the NCPS, we will support you to access the same opportunities as those on any other Counselling & Psychotherapy Register.
With fifty years of experience behind me of the different organisations related to counselling and therapy in Britain, my choice of membership of the NCPS is because I believe It recognises that counsellors and therapists should be encouraged to develop their own style and practice and to become autonomous, rather than fall in slavishly behind standardised regulations, while at the same time, of course, adhering to the sound ethical principles that the NCPS promotes.
Michael Jacobs (Fellow)
