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Abbreviations
The following abbreviations are used in the online directory to save space. Use of these abbreviations does not imply any form of recognition or recommendation by BACP.
| AAPP | Association for Accredited Psychospiritual Practitioners |
| ABC | Association of Black Counsellors |
| ACAT | Association of Cognitive Analytic Therapists |
| Acc | Accredited |
| ACC | Association of Christian Counsellors |
| ACP | Association of Child Psychotherapists |
| ACW | Association for Counselling at Work (A Division of BACP) |
| Adv | Advanced |
| AEB | Associated Examining Board |
| AEP | Association of Educational Psychologists |
| AFBPsS | Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society |
| AFT | Association of Family Therapy |
| AGIP | Association of Group & Individual Psychotherapy |
| AHPP | Association of Humanistic Psychology Practitioners |
| AIP | Association of Independent Psychotherapists |
| AJA | Association of Jungian Analysts |
| APP | Association of Psychosynthesis Practitioners |
| APSW | Association of Psychiatric Social Workers |
| ARBS | Arbours Association |
| AREBT | Association for Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapists |
| ASC | Association for Student Counselling (now AUCC) |
| Assoc | Association |
| AssocCP | Association for Child Psychology Practitioners |
| AUCC | Association for University & College Counselling (A Division of BACP) |
| BA | Bachelor of Arts |
| BAAP | Brighton Association of Analytic Psychotherapists |
| BAAT | British Association of Art Therapists |
| BABCP | British Association of Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapy |
| BACP Reg | Counsellor, Supervisor or Trainer accredited by the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy |
| BADT | British Association of Drama Therapists |
| BAGP | British Association for Group Psychotherapists |
| BAOT | British Association of Occupational Therapists |
| BAP | British Association of Psychotherapists |
| BAPCA | British Association for the Person-Centred Approach |
| BAPCPP | Brighton Association Psychodynamic Counsellors, Psychologists & Psychotherapists |
| BAPPS | British Association for Psychoanalytic & Psychodynamic Supervision |
| BAS | British Autogenic Society |
| BASRT | British Association for Sexual & Relationship Therapy |
| BASW | British Association of Social Workers |
| BAThH | British Association of Therapeutic Hypnotists |
| BCMA | British Complementary Medicine Association |
| BCPC | Bath Centre for Psychotherapy & Counselling |
| BEd | Bachelor of Education |
| BHMA | British Holistic Medical Association |
| BICA | British Infertility Counselling Association |
| BIIP | British Institute of Integrative Psychotherapy |
| BPAA | British Psychoanalytical Association |
| BPA | British Psychodrama Association |
| BPC | British Psychoanalytic Council |
| BPS | British Psychological Society |
| BRCP | British Register of Complementary Practitioners |
| Brit | British |
| BSc | Bachelor of Science |
| CAC | Centre for the Advancement of Counselling |
| CAP | Centre for Analytical Psychotherapy |
| CAPP | Centre for Attachment-Based Psychoanalytical Psychotherapy |
| CAT | Cognitive Analytic Therapy |
| CBT | Cognitive Behavioural Therapy |
| CC | Couple Counselling |
| CCBP | Chiron Centre for Body Psychotherapy |
| CCBT | Centre for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy |
| CCF | Communication & Counselling Foundation |
| CCHP | Chiron Centre for Holistic Psychotherapy |
| CCOP | Canterbury Consortium of Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic Psychotherapists |
| CCPE | Centre for Counselling & Psychotherapy Education |
| Cert | Certificate |
| CFAR | Centre for Freudian Analysis and Research |
| CHP | Certificate in Hypnotherapy & Psychotherapy |
| CIPD | Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development |
| CISD | Critical Incident Stress Debriefing |
| CMAC | Catholic Marriage Advisory Council |
| COSCA | Confederation of Scottish Counselling Agencies |
| CPCP | Centre for Personal Construct Psychology |
| CPN | Community Psychiatric Nurse |
| CPP | Centre for Psychoanalytical Psychotherapy |
| CPPC | Counsellors and Psychotherapists in Primary Care |
| CPsychol | Chartered Psychologist |
| CQSW | Certificate of Qualification in Social Work |
| CRAH | Central Register of Advanced Hypnotherapists |
| CSCT | Central School for Counselling & Therapy |
| CSM | Centre for Stress Management |
| CSP | Cambridge Society for Psychotherapy |
| CSPK | Centre for the Study of Psychotherapy |
| CTA | Clinical Theology Association |
| CTP | Centre for Transpersonal Psychology |
| CTS | Centre Training School for Hypnotherapy & Psychotherapy |
| Dip | Diploma |
| EAC | European Association for Counselling |
| EAP | Employee Assistance Programme |
| EAP | European Association for Psychotherapy |
| EAPA | Employee Assistance Professionals Association |
| EATA | European Association for Transactional Analysis |
| Ed | Education |
| EDA | Eating Disorders Association |
| EMAPC | East Midlands Association for Psychotherapy & Counselling |
| EMDR | Eye Movement De-sensitisation & Reprocessing |
| FACETS | Facilitator & Counsellor Experiential Training & Supervision |
| FBPsS | Fellow of the British Psychological Society |
| FHCP | Faculty of Healthcare Counsellors & Psychotherapists (A Division of BACP) |
| FIP | Forum for Independent Psychotherapists |
| FMA | Family Mediators Association |
| FoH | Federation of Hypnotherapists |
| FPC | Foundation of Psychotherapy & Counselling |
| GAUK | Gestalt Association UK |
| GCL | The Gestalt Centre, London |
| GMC | General Medical Council |
| GoP | Guild of Psychotherapists |
| GPTI | Gestalt Psychotherapy Training Institute |
| HIP | Hallam Institute of Psychotherapy |
| HND/HNC | Higher National Diploma/Certificate |
| IAAP | International Association of Analytical Psychologists |
| IACP | Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy |
| IACT | International Association of Colour Therapists |
| IAH | International Association of Hypnoanalysts |
| IATE | Institute of the Arts in Therapy & Education |
| ICM | Institute of Complementary Medicine |
| ICPD | Institute for Continuing Professional Development |
| IFT | Institute of Family Therapy |
| IGA | Institute of Group Analysis |
| IGAP | Independent Group of Analytical Psychologists |
| IIP | Institute for Individual Psychology |
| IMC | Institute of Management Consultants |
| Inst | Institute |
| Int | International |
| IPA | Institute of Psycho-analysis |
| IPCL | Institute of Person-Centred Learning |
| IPD | Institute of Personnel and Development |
| IPS | Institute of Psychosynthesis |
| IPSS | Institute of Psychotherapy & Social Studies |
| IRTAC | International Round Table for the Advancement of Counselling |
| ISA | Institute of Self-Analysis |
| ISMA | International Stress Management Association |
| ITA | Institute of Transactional Analysis |
| ITAA | International Transactional Analysis Association |
| ITEC | International Therapeutic Examining Council |
| ITHP | Institute of Traditional & Humanistic Psychotherapy |
| IWO | Institute of Welfare Officers |
| KCC | Kensington Consultation Centre |
| KI | Karuna Institute |
| LAPP | London Association of Primal Psychotherapists |
| LCCP | Lincoln Clinic and Centre for Psychotherapy |
| LCP | London Centre for Psychotherapy |
| LPDO | Liverpool Psychotherapy Diploma Organisation |
| LSBP | London School of Biodynamic Psychotherapy |
| MA | Master of Arts |
| MC | Minster Centre, London |
| MCHC | UK College Qualification |
| MEd | Master of Education |
| MIMgt | Member of the Institute of Management |
| MPTI | Metanoia Psychotherapy Training Institute |
| MSc | Master of Science |
| NAADAC | National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counsellors |
| NAAP | Northern Association for Analytical Psychotherapy |
| NACHP | National Association of Counsellors, Hypnotists and Psychotherapists |
| NAFMACS | National Association of Family Mediation & Conciliation Services |
| NAFSI | NAFSIYAT |
| Nat | National |
| NCED | National Centre for Eating Disorders |
| NCHP | National College of Hypnosis and Psychotherapy |
| NCP | National Council of Psychotherapists |
| NFSH | National Federation of Spiritual Healers |
| NGP | Northern Guild for Psychotherapy |
| NLP | Neuro-Linguistic Programming |
| NLPtCA | Neuro-Linguistic Psychotherapy Counselling Association |
| NMGC | National Marriage Guidance Council (now Relate) |
| NRHP | National Register of Hypnotherapists & Psychotherapists |
| NSAP | North Staffordshire Association for Psychotherapy |
| NSHAP | National School of Hypnotherapy & Psychotherapy |
| NWIDP | North West Institute for Dynamic Psychotherapy |
| OU | Open University |
| PA | Philadelphia Association |
| PCAI | Person-Centred Approach Institute |
| PCATA | Person-Centred Art Therapy Association |
| PCPC | Personal Construct Psychotherapy Centre |
| PCSR | Psychotherapists & Counsellors for Social Responsibility |
| PET | Psychosynthesis & Education Trust |
| PGCE | Post Graduate Certificate of Education |
| PHTA | Psychotherapy & Hypnosis Training Association |
| Poly | Polytechnic |
| PPA | Psychology & Psychotherapy Association |
| PPS | Psychologists Protection Society |
| PTSD | Post Traumatic Stress Disorder |
| RCPsy | Royal College of Psychiatrists |
| RCSPC | Regent’s College School of Psychotherapy & Counselling |
| REBT | Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy |
| Reg | Registered |
| RF | Richmond Fellowship |
| RGN | Registered General Nurse (formerly SRN) |
| RMN | Registered Mental Nurse |
| RSA | Royal Society of Arts |
| RSH | Royal Society of Health |
| RSM | Royal Society of Medicine |
| SAP | Society of Analytical Psychology |
| SAPP | Scottish Association of Psychoanalytical Psychotherapists |
| SCODA | Standing Conference on Drug Abuse |
| SCPC | Stockton Centre for Psychotherapy & Counselling |
| SCW | State Certified Midwife |
| SEA | Society for Existential Analysis |
| SGA | Scottish Gestalt Association |
| SIHR | Scottish Institute of Human Relations |
| SIP | Severnside Institute of Psychotherapy |
| SITE | The Site for Contemporary Psychoanalysis |
| Soc | Society |
| SPOD | Association to aid the Sexual & Personal Relationships of People with a Disability |
| SPTI | Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute |
| SRN | State Registered Nurse |
| TA | Transactional Analysis |
| TC | Tavistock Clinic |
| TEFLA | Teaching English as a Foreign Language |
| TIMS | Tavistock Institute of Marital Studies |
| UKAHPP | UK Association of Humanistic Psychology Practitioners |
| UKCP | United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy |
| UKRCP | United Kingdom Register of Counsellors / Psychotherapists |
| UPCA | Universities Psychotherapy and Counselling Association |
| VACTS | Volunteer Alcohol Counsellor Training Scheme |
| VAPP | Vaughan Association of Psychodynamic Psychotherapists |
| WMIP | West Midlands Institute for Psychotherapy |
| WPF | Westminster Pastoral Foundation |
| YAPP | Yorkshire Association for Psychodynamic Psychotherapy |