About this site
BACPCounsellors.com is an independent directory of counsellors working across the United Kingdom who list membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. It exists to make one thing easier: comparing enough about a counsellor to decide whether they might suit you, before you contact anybody.
How it is paid for
This is a commercial directory. It is free to use and carries no advertising, but if you go on to sign up with a counsellor through a link here, this site will earn a commission at no extra cost to you. The commission does not change who is listed or the order they appear in.
Who is listed
Everyone here lists the BACP credential on their professional profile, and some also list NCPS or HCPC registration. All of them work online through BetterHelp, the platform their details come from.
The areas someone appears under are self-selected: they are categories the counsellor chose when setting up their profile. Appearing under one means they have said they work with it, nothing more. If it matters to you, ask them directly.
What registration means here
Counselling is not a protected title in the United Kingdom. BACP, NCPS and HCPC are professional memberships and registers, not licences, and nobody on this site is described as licensed. Every profile prints the body, the membership number and when it runs to, exactly as the counsellor lists them, so you can look the number up on that body's own public register. We do not verify any of it, and we never claim to have done so.
Where the information comes from
Registration details, years in practice, focus areas, ways of working and languages come from BetterHelp. We do not collect them from counsellors directly.
The written summaries on each profile are produced with the help of AI, working only from those supplied facts, and are written not to add anything that is not in them: no invented specialisms, diagnoses, availability or results. If something looks wrong, tell us and we will correct it.
What this site does not do
- We do not check, rate or endorse any counsellor, and we do not confirm training, accreditation or standing.
- We do not rank listings by quality, and the order is not paid for.
- We do not give clinical advice, make diagnoses or promise any outcome.
- We do not publish whether someone is taking new clients; it changes constantly.
If you are in crisis, call Samaritans free on 116 123 at any hour. If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 999.
Corrections and removals
If you are listed here and something is wrong or out of date, write to us and we will amend or remove the listing. Counsellors can ask to be removed at any time and do not need to give a reason. Removal applies across the whole site.