Here you’ll find our most recent publications, presenting detailed findings, commentary and resources to support those interested in our work and its impact.
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Our annual member survey report, text-only version, for 2026.
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Our annual member survey report for 2026.
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Our evidence-based, member-led submission to the independent review into mental health conditions, ADHD, and autism, led by Professor Peter Fonagy, and supported by Professor Sir Simon Wessely, and Professor Gillian Baird as vice-chairs. We provide a number of recommendations to reform the current system, as well as examining the pitfalls of stepped-care, a medical model of therapy, and an evidence-driven hypothesis of the future of mental health support in the UK under a digital-first model.
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Our evidence-based submission to the NHS 10 Year workforce plan, drawing on up-to-date research and insight from our membership. It looks at the Government’s ‘three shifts’ for the NHS (hospital to community, analogue to digital, and sickness to prevention) through a relational lens, putting forward counselling & psychotherapy as a solution to many of the issues they’re facing.
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A survey exploring equality, diversity, and inclusion within counselling & psychotherapy. It seeks to understand the experiences and needs of our members and those impacted by our work, helping us identify challenges, learn from them, and shape a Society where everyone feels seen and valued,
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Word-Only Version - A survey exploring equality, diversity, and inclusion within counselling & psychotherapy. It seeks to understand the experiences and needs of our members and those impacted by our work, helping us identify challenges, learn from them, and shape a Society where everyone feels seen and valued,
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A survey that explores Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs) and Online Therapy Platforms (OTPs) in the UK, and their impact on counselling & psychotherapy practice.
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Word-only version- A survey that explores Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs) and Online Therapy Platforms (OTPs) in the UK, and their impact on counselling & psychotherapy practice.
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Our submission to the NHS 10 Year Workforce Plan that looks at modelling assumptions, highlighting opportunities and flaws in the current modelling, and suggests ways in which those assumptions might be changed.
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A joint report by the Counselling and Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body (CPCAB) and NCPS based on findings from industry-wide research and YouGov
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A joint report with the Alliance 4 Children based on findings from an NCPS survey of schools across the UK, and expertise from the Alliance 4 Children Emotional Health Working Group
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A national survey exploring public attitudes towards counselling, psychotherapy and the use of AI in mental health support. It examines perceptions of human connection in therapy, emerging digital tools, and access to services, helping inform future practice and policy.
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An adapted excerpt from our response to the Professional Standards Authority’s 2020 Strategic Review
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A report in support of the Keep Counselling Confidential Campaign, based on a survey of NCPS members
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A report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on a Fit and Healthy Childhood, with submissions from NCPS
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A report on the impact on the mental health of children and young people during and after the Covid-19 pandemic, by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on a Fit and Healthy Childhood, with submissions from NCPS
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A report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on a Fit and Healthy Childhood, with submissions from NCPS
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A report based on findings from an NCPS survey of schools across the UK, to support our calls for Barnardo’s MHST+ model as an enhancement to the national rollout of MHSTs.
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A report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on a Fit and Healthy Childhood, with submissions from NCPS
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A report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on a Fit and Healthy Childhood, with submissions from NCPS
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A three-page document outlining the implications for long term AI use in mental health, looking at resilience, agency, and relational capacity, and how these are diminished by over-use of AI, and strengthened through relational therapy (counselling & psychotherapy). Includes links to useful resources, as well as asks for MPs, and suggested Written Questions
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Barnardo’s, Alliance4Children, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) urge members to support for the new clause tabled by Baroness Tyler of Enfield, to guarantee children have access to mental health support in school.
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A briefing note outlining why protecting the Adoption Support Fund (ASGSF) matters, the evidence, and some key asks from the Society
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A one-page primer for commissioners, civil servants, and politicians, designed to give a brief but clear overview of counselling & psychotherapy, the Accredited Registers programme, and the importance of the profession to the nation’s wellbeing
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A one-page primer on how the counselling & psychotherapy workforce can be drawn on to cut waiting times in public sector services
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A one-page overview of the Accredited Registers programme, the limitations to statutory regulation, and how we could improve public safety by enhancing what is already there
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A two-sided briefing note created for the 2024 Labour Party Conference, which outlines the Society’s key asks, our main campaign work, the evidence behind what we do, and how people can help
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A two-page document that gives a brief overview of the importance of the human connection in mental health support
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A two-page briefing note that set out our vision to the Labour Party prior to their win in the 2024 General Election, including the expansion of MHSTs to include counsellors & psychotherapists, the promotion of the human over the digital in mental health care, and better integration of counsellors & psychotherapists into the NHS
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A four-page note detailing costings to support our Direct Access to Counselling Campaign, including current costs to the NHS, projected costs for a therapist on an Accredited Register, and the hidden costs of continuing as we are
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A two-page outline of our campaign launch, outlining what we’re campaigning for, our key messages, and our asks
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A one-page outline of our Direct Access to Counselling Campaign, including key objectives, research, why it matters, and our calls to action
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A one-page outline of our Access to Counselling for Every Child Campaign, including key objectives, research, why it matters, and our calls to action
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A one-page briefing that outlines our perspective on the debate around statutory regulation of counselling & psychotherapy, including why it matters, and calls to action
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A seven-page examination of the issues with mental health provision in the UK, including suggestions to solve issues, an assessment of the drawbacks and difficulties, and next steps. Sent to the main political parties in advance of the 2024 General Election to support with the production of their Manifestos
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The NCPS's submission to the Mental Health Strategy for England.
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A set of AI principles developed by Meg Moss to ensure technology supports, not replaces, the human trust, choice and connection at the heart of counselling & psychotherapy, with a focus on safeguarding young people.
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Our call for more focused, targeted, and nuanced regulation around AI in healthcare, in order to be sufficient to tackle the harms that may be caused by inappropriate design or commissioning of LLMs / generative AI within a mental health context. This is based on our work around relational safeguarding for AI mental health tools.
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Written evidence around the importance of early, accessible, relational mental health support for children & young people, specifically advocating for school-based counselling, consistent and equitable access to support, suggestions for strengthening the Bill, and why it matters. Includes proposed new clauses for the Bill.
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A submission to the DWP outlining our thoughts around the Green Paper, and how it could be strengthened. Asks for support to be relational and person-centred, and for the ethical implications of these relationships to be considered. We suggest putting the onus on the employer to consider how to effectively support their team’s mental health, including suggestions for particular training and Government-funded incentives. We also touch on specific, targeted support for young people, and a focus on the mental health impact of financial insecurity and poverty.
