Counsellors' Collective South West

What is this?

The Collective offers a resource for providers and the public. This list of practitioners, who meet exacting criteria, may be helpful to you if you are looking for an experienced, well qualified counsellor, supervisor, trainer or speaker in your area. We hope that you will find the 'right fit' here.

The criteria for membership (open to review)

Every practitioner on the list:

is trained to a level of understanding and professionalism which equips them to work safely with complex and long-term issues as well as more recent events
has experience of working in Primary Care (in a GP surgery or equivalent setting)
has been nominated and seconded by professional colleagues
has at least one reference from a non-counsellor health practitioner e.g. GP, Practice Nurse
holds a current CRB certificate or equivalent
is registered or accredited with at least one of the recognised professional counselling and psychotherapy bodies and has listed their membership/regjstration number so that this can be verified
Has signed an agreement to continue to abide by the Criteria for Membership
UKCP
United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy
BACP
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
CPC
Counsellors & Psychotherapists in Primary Care
These are the most likely professional bodies that counsellors will be registered / accredited with. They all require members to recommit each year to:
- adhere to a clear Code of Ethics;
- complete at least 30 hours of continuing professional development;
- have a minimum of 1.5 hours of clinical supervision each month;
- have their own personal indemnity insurance;
- have no upheld complaints made against them.

Counsellors Collective is a not-for profit organisation operated by Alison Leyland from 'Vindali', 80 Kings Castle Road,Wells, BA5 3LT.