News and updates

The Commission for the Future of Counselling and Psychotherapy held its second evidence session online on Tuesday 2 December focusing on ‘Is there a case for statutory regulation?’. Commissioners and invited expert witnesses reviewed the adequacy of the current regulatory mechanisms for the professions in protecting clients and explored alternative models and the underpinning principles of statutory enhancement.

In October 2025, the Partnership of Counselling and Psychotherapy Bodies (PCPB) established an independently chaired Commission for the Future of Counselling and Psychotherapy.

The Partnership of Counselling and Psychotherapy Bodies (PCPB) has begun the search for a new independent chair, as the current chair, Paul Buckley, prepares to step down after five years in the role.

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

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.

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

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.