NCPS | Counselling Courses

Become a Counsellor

Use our Find a Course tool to find the nearest training providers who offer NCPS Accredited, Advanced Specialist, Quality Checked or CPD courses.

Types of Course Recognition

  • Quality Checked

    A Quality Checked course is a shorter or more specialised course which does not in itself provide a route to our Register but which offers valuable experience and may in some cases be used for Continuing Professional Development.

  • Accredited Course

    An Accredited Course has been through a full assessment and inspection and meets our Standards of Training and Education for Accredited Courses.

    Graduates from Accredited Courses have fulfilled the training requirements for our Accredited Register of Counsellors.

  • Advanced Specialist

    Advanced Specialist Training is primarily aimed at qualified/experienced practitioners of counselling, psychotherapy or a closely related activity such as coaching. It does not in itself provide a route to our Register. Still, it offers extensive support to practitioners in developing a specialist area of work, for example working with Children and Young People or Counselling Supervision.

Why is it Important to Choose an Accredited course?

An Accredited course has been through a full assessment and inspection and meets our Standards of Training and Education for Accredited Courses.

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    Find a Counsellor

    If you're looking for a counsellor, you can search our register by location or name, and you can also check whether someone is on the NCPS accredited register.

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    Train as a Counsellor

    Use our Find a Course tool to find the nearest training providers who offer NCPS Accredited, Advanced Specialist, Quality Checked or CPD courses. These courses are currently run across the UK.

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