UKCP working internationally

UKCP in Europe

UKCP represents the UK at the European Association of Psychotherapy (EAP) based in Vienna, which sets standards for equivalence of training and practice throughout Europe. UKCP is the National EAP Awarding Organisation for the UK, overseeing the award of the European Certificate of Psychotherapy.

The European Certificate of Psychotherapy

The European Certificate of Psychotherapy (ECP) is awarded by the European Association of Psychotherapy (EAP). Its intention is to enable the mobility of psychotherapists within Europe and ensuring a consistent degree of training and practice.

The ECP can only be awarded with the approval of the appropriate National Awarding Organisation (NAO). The UK Council for Psychotherapy is the only NAO within the United Kingdom and therefore all applicants for the ECP in the United Kingdom must be UKCP Registrants.

The ECP is awarded in two ways; firstly by graduation from the course of a training institute accredited directly by the EAP, UKCP has two organisational Members that fall in this category the Metanoia Institute and the National College of Hypnosis and Psychotherapy. The ECP can also be awarded by 'grand parenting'.

For those applying through the grand parenting route the ECP is awarded by the EAP on the recommendation of UKCP as the National Awarding Organisation, and with the approval of the relevant European Wide Accrediting Organisation (EWAO) - which represents the appropriate modality of psychotherapy.

Grand parenting has been available to all eligible UKCP Registrants from September 2003.