UKCP colleges

There are 10 UKCP colleges:

CCAP

College for Child and Adolescent Psychotherapies

Meeting the needs of children and young people in therapy requires specialist skills and knowledge. That’s why we created the College for Child and Adolescent Psychotherapies.

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CFCSP

College of Family, Couple and Systemic Psychotherapy

The terms ‘family therapy’ and ‘systemic psychotherapy’ are sometimes used interchangeably.

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CMP

College of Medical Psychotherapists

The College of Medical Psychotherapists was created in partnership with the Medical Psychotherapy Faculty of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

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COOHP

College of Outcome Oriented and Hypno-psychotherapies

Outcome oriented psychotherapies recognise that clients seek therapy in order to gain beneficial change. Therapist and client work together to develop a shared understanding of what outcomes and values will best assist the client to move toward their better mental health and personal goals.

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CSRP

College for Sexual and Relationship Psychotherapy

Psychotherapists in the College for Sexual and Relationship Psychotherapy are trained and accredited to work with all aspects of human sexuality and gender issues.

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CEC

Constructivist and Existential College

Members of the Constructivist and Existential College believe that each of us creates our individual picture of the world from our own experiences.

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CPJAC

Council for Psychoanalysis and Jungian Analysis College

All members of the Council for Psychoanalysis and Jungian Analysis (CPJA) believe that unconscious processes shape our behaviour and our lives. Broadly speaking this means that we don’t know as much about ourselves as we think we do.

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HIPC

Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy College

Members of our Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy College (HIPC) believe in seeing each individual as a whole person including body, feelings, mind and spirit. They aim to work with a full range of influences to encourage clients to develop themselves, their relationship to others and to society.

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PCIPC

Psychotherapeutic Counselling and Intersubjective Psychotherapy College

What distinguishes psychotherapeutic counselling from traditional counselling is the emphasis it places on the in-depth therapeutic relationship jointly created by the therapist and the client. This relationship is a central factor.

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UTC

Universities Training College

The Universities Training College (UTC) brings together a wide range of university-based counselling and psychotherapy programmes. It therefore covers a wide range of psychotherapy approaches and experience.

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