Partnership of Counselling and Psychotherapy Bodies (PCPB)

The Partnership of Counselling and Psychotherapy Bodies (PCPB) is a collaboration of six leading professional bodies in counselling and psychotherapy. All PCPB organisations hold Professional Standards Authority (PSA) accredited registers. Together, the partnership represents around 75,000 counsellors and psychotherapists across the UK.  

UKCP is a founding and active partner in the PCPB. We work alongside the: 

This partnership enables UKCP to collaborate strategically with peer organisations while continuing to represent the distinctive value of psychotherapy within the wider counselling and psychotherapy landscape.  

History of PCPB 

The PCPB began as the SCoPEd partnership, a collaborative initiative established to develop a shared standards framework. The Scope of Practice and Education for Counselling and Psychotherapy (SCoPEd) framework was developed. It sets the core training, practice and competency requirements for counsellors and psychotherapists working with adults. As the partnership evolved, it formalised into the PCPB, providing UKCP with an important forum to: 

Shared priorities and current areas of work 

Across the partnership, the PCPB has agreed on a set of strategic aims, including: 

The current collaborative work that supports these aims includes: 

This collaborative work supports UKCP’s own strategic objectives and enhances our ability to influence the wider system in the interests of both practitioners and clients.  

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