The report will support and shape the direction of future collaborative work between the Partnership of Counselling and Psychotherapy Bodies (PCPB) and engagement with policymakers and commissioners of services on behalf of the profession and for the benefit of clients.
The Commission is examining the current and future landscape of the professions and the key issues affecting the sector, professionals, services and clients.
As part of this process, we also want to capture the input and views of services, the wider mental health sector and vitally, of those with lived experience.
That’s why we’re inviting anyone with an interest in the future of the profession to contribute their own evidence to this important review.
It’s also important our members contribute to this work. You’ll receive a survey with questions based around the four themes of the Commission evidence sessions.
These are counselling and psychotherapy:
- the state of the sector
- is there a case for statutory regulation
- the evidence base
- the future for the professions
How to submit evidence
If you’re a BACP member, you’ll have been sent a link to a survey to complete. If you haven’t received this, please contact our customer services team. If you’re a member with more than one PCPB partner, you only need to complete the survey once.
If you provide a service, work in the wider mental health sector, have lived experience or have an interest in the Commission’s work, please submit your evidence using this survey.
The call for evidence is open for 10 weeks and will close at 12pm on Friday 27 March.
Next steps
Insights from all of the evidence sessions and from the call for evidence will help shape the Commission’s final report and recommendations, which is due to be published in summer 2026.
More information about the Commission for the Future of Counselling and Psychotherapy is available on the PCPB website.