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Policy and strategic engagement
2 December 2025

Commission for the Future of Counselling and Psychotherapy – first evidence session roundup

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EDI data
14 November 2025

Mapping the demographics of the counselling and psychotherapy profession

The Partnership of Counselling and Psychotherapy Bodies (PCPB) has published its first shared dataset that helps to map the demographic profile of the profession.

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Policy and strategic engagement
1 October 2025

Commission for the Future of Counselling and Psychotherapy

We’re delighted to announce that the Partnership of Counselling and Psychotherapy Bodies (PCPB) have established an independently chaired Commission for the Future of Counselling and Psychotherapy.

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NHS Pathways
16 May 2025

NHS Pathways pilot programme extended

We are excited to confirm that NHS England is extending the NHS Pathways pilot programme to a further cohort of students. 

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Policy and strategic engagement
23 April 2025

PCPB raises concerns about unregulated overseas therapy provision

The Partnership of Counselling and Psychotherapy Bodies (PCPB) has written to Baroness Merron, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Patient Safety, Women’s Health and Mental Health, to raise concerns around unregulated therapy services being delivered from overseas to clients in the UK.

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Partnership
8 April 2025

SCoPEd partnership announces new name and key updates

We are excited to announce a major milestone in our ongoing commitment to advancing professional standards in the counselling and psychotherapy profession. As part of our evolution, the partners who developed the Scope of Practice and Education (SCoPEd) framework now have a new partnership name.

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Partnership
7 April 2025

The PCPB welcomes new NHSE suicide guidance

The SCoPEd partnership welcomes the publication of ‘Staying Safe from Suicide’ by NHS England.

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NHS Pathways
10 December 2024

Students enter final year of landmark psychotherapeutic training

Students taking part in a landmark project which fully funds postgraduate psychotherapeutic training within NHS services have now started their third and final year.

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  • Latest resources

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    SCoPEd framework

    SCoPEd framework January 2022 (amended 2025)

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    SCoPEd framework

    SCoPEd framework January 2022 (amended 2025) – accessible version

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    SCoPEd methodology update January 2022

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