What is an Accredited Register?
Choosing a therapist is a big step, and it’s important that you feel safe and supported. If you’re thinking about finding a counsellor / psychotherapist, you’re probably already asking yourself some i...
The Voice We Can’t Hear
With thanks to our member, Maria Kopec for this article. There’s a phrase I heard as a child that I can’t forget: “Children and fish have no voice.” It wasn’t cruel, not exactly. It was just how thing...
NCPS Response to the Mental Health Commitments in the 10 Year Health Plan for England
The National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) welcomes the ambition behind Fit for the Future: 10 Year Health Plan for England, and the recognition that meaningful reform is urgently nee...
Toxic Stress and Therapy Tips: For SEN Parents and Carers
With thanks to our member, Charlotte Holden for this article. If you’ve ever been to Alton Towers and experienced the most terrifying but exhilarating rides there, you’ll have some idea what living th...
Case Study: Carr Gomm Counselling Service
With thanks to our Organisational Member Carr Gomm, for this case study. Carr GommCounselling Service’s collaborative approach worked effectively to support client’s return to work. Scenario Carr Gom...
NCPS Responds: Almost a million more pupils get access to mental health support
The Government recently announced that they will be increasing the rollout of mental health support in schools. It is, without question, a welcome development; expanding access to mental health suppor...
“I’ve Been Waiting for Months and Months”
Why the Children’s Commissioner’s Mental Health Report Should Prompt Urgent Change “I have been waiting for months and months to have someone to talk to about my mental health […] I am not surprised ...
Statement of support for Trans, Non-Binary, and Gender-Questioning People & their communities
The recent UK Supreme Court ruling on the legal definition of sex has understandably caused significant concern and anxiety for many trans, non-binary, and gender-questioning people and their communit...
The Space Between Us
With thanks to Ilkay Alici for this article. There is a quiet kind of pain that comes from feeling alone in a relationship. You can share a home, a routine, even a life together and still feel like s...
