Professional Standards
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Counsellors voluntarily register with a professional organisation
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Membership is accepted only if a minimum professional standard is met
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Professional bodies are regulated by the Professional Standards Authority
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Confidentiality enforceable in the law of tort
UK Accredited Professional Standards Organsiations












Counselling and the Law
UK law does not regulate counselling, and as of 2020, the British Parliament has said that it has no plans to do so.
See “Government update on statutory regulation of counsellors and psychotherapists“, at BACP, 6 March 2020


Play Therapy UK
Furthers the good practice of therapeutic work with children.

UK Association for Humanistic Psychology Practitioners
Sets registration and accreditation standards of practice for Psychotherapists and Psychotherapeutic Counsellors with a training in Humanistic Psychology