BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY

The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) is a professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK. It is a membership organisation and a registered charity that sets standards for therapeutic practice and provides information for therapists, clients of therapy, and the general public. BACP is one of the UK’s largest professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy, committed to protecting the public by developing high quality, evidence-based standards of ethical practice for the counselling professions. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to achieve Accredited Voluntary Register status with the Professional Standards Authority (2013). BACP promotes and develops safe, ethical and competent practice in counselling and psychotherapy.