Useful resources

Professional bodies and counsellor registers

• British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP)
  The BABCP is a multi-disciplinary interest group for people involved in the practice and theory of behavioural and cognitive psychotherapy.
• British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP)
  The BACP is the leading accrediting body for UK counsellors and psychotherapists.
• British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC)
  The BPC is an association of institutions, made up of psychoanalysts, analytical psychologists, psychoanalytic psychotherapists and child psychotherapists.
• British Psychological Society (BPS)
  The BPS is the representative body for psychology and psychologists in the UK.
• Counselling and Psychotherapy in Scotland (COSCA)
  COSCA is Scotland's professional body for counselling and psychotherapy.
• College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists (COSRT)
  COSRT is a national charity which has been established for over thirty years.
• Federation of Drug & Alcohol Professionals (FDAP)
  The FDAP is the professional body for practitioners in the substance use field.
• Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
  The HCPC are responsible for the statutory regulation of 15 different health professions. 
• Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP)
  An association responsible for developing and maintaining professional standards of counselling and psychotherapy in Ireland. 
• The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS)
  This member-led association of counsellors and psychotherapists aims to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. They are an accredited register holder of the Professional Standards Authority.
• United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)
  The UKCP is a comprehensive register of UK Psychotherapists. 
• United Kingdom Association for Humanistic Psychology Practitioners (UKAHPP)The UKAHPP is a national accrediting organisation for all those who apply the theories of Humanistic Psychology in their work.
• The Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP)
  The Association of Child Psychotherapists is a professional body for psychoanalytic child and adolescent psychotherapists in the UK.
• The Association of Christian Counsellors (ACC)
  The ACC provides a register of Christian counsellors.
• The British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT)
  The British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT) is the professional organisation for art therapists in the United Kingdom. 

Helplines

• Alcoholics Anonymous
  A company aiming to help those with an alcohol addiction through support and meetings.
• Childline
  A free helpline for children and young people in the UK, call 0800 1111 to talk about any problem.
• Cruse Bereavement Care
  Help and support for those who have suffered a loss.
• Home-Start
  The UK's leading family support charity.
  
• Mind
  The leading mental health charity in England and Wales.
• Relate
  The biggest organisation specialising in relationship counselling and support in the UK.
• Samaritans
  A charity available 24 hours a day offering a confidential listening service to anyone in distress.
• Victim Support
  A national charity that helps anyone who has been affected by crime.

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