Independent commission calls for UK statutory regulation of counselling and psychotherapy in ‘watershed moment’

Exclusive: ‘Landmark’ report calls for regulation to boost confidence and protect public from abuse

Ministers should introduce statutory regulation for counsellors and psychotherapists to protect the public from abuse, according to a report that has been hailed as a “watershed moment” for the profession.

Unlike most other healthcare roles, including doctors, midwives and osteopaths, “psychotherapist” and “counsellor” are not protected titles nor statutorily regulated professions in the UK.

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