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  1. Becoming a counsellor

What it takes to become a counsellor
Choosing counselling and psychotherapy as a career

Counselling changes lives. Counsellors and psychotherapists play a crucial role in improving the health and wellbeing of our society. They help people talk about their feelings, think about their choices or their behaviour, and make positive changes in their lives. 

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What is counselling and psychotherapy?

Careers in counselling

Find out what counsellors and psychotherapists do, where they work and how you can become a therapist.

BACP divisions

Our divisions represent and promote specific areas of interest within the counselling professions, providing specialist resources, events and networking.

Types of therapy

An A-Z list of the different approaches, modalities or ways of working within counselling and psychotherapy.

What therapy can help with

An A-Z list of issues and concerns which may be helped by talking to a counsellor.

Training

Training to become a counsellor or psychotherapist

Our recommended training routes to ensure you gain the skills and experience to practise competently and safely.

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Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions

The Ethical Framework sets out the expected ethical principles, values and good practice standards for BACP members. All members commit to complying with the Ethical Framework as part of their terms and conditions of membership.

Good practice across the counselling professions

A suite of open access good practice resources, developed by BACP in partnership with other professionals.

Research resources

Resources to inform your practice, help you undertake research and update you on our research activities.

BACP journals

We publish nine general and special interest journals for counsellors and psychotherapists, including our award-winning Therapy Today.

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BACP is a registered charity (number 298361)
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