What is Psychotherapy?
Psychotherapy is the provision by qualified practitioners of a formal and professional relationship within which patients/clients can profitably explore difficult, and often painful, emotions and experiences. These may include feelings of anxiety, depression, trauma, or perhaps the loss of meaning of ones life. It is a process which seeks to help the person gain an increased capacity for choice, through which the individual becomes more autonomous and self determined. Psychotherapy may be provided for individuals or children, couples, families and groups.

What is the difference between Counselling and Psychotherapy?
There are many similarities between these disciplines. It is very hard to explain the differences between them. What we can do is supply you with some information on the different types of psychotherapy available and a list of registered practitioners in your area that you can talk to.

How much does Psychotherapy cost?
A session which is normally 1 hour costs £40.
 
Can I get psychotherapy on the NHS?
Psychotherapy and Counselling is available on the NHS. You must be referred by your GP. However, there are often long waiting lists therefore you may want to try your local practitioners privately. Some Medical Insurance agencies also fund psychotherapy, although they may require a referral from a Psychiatrist.

Referrals for psychotherapy in the NHS greatly vary from area to area.  Some only accept GP referrals whilst others will accept referrals from other health related professionals - from Schools, Educational Psychology, and the Voluntary Sector etc.  Referral procedures are not universal but contextual to the Trust and setting.

What does it mean to be UKCP registered?
UKCP Registered Psychotherapists are properly trained, qualified, professional and accountable psychotherapists. Each practitioner is registered through one or more of our 80 member organisations and must maintain membership of a Member Organisation to maintain UKCP Registration. They must adhere to approved Codes of Ethics and Practice and in the unlikely event of a complaint, be accountable to UKCP Complaints and Appeals Procedures.

What are the training requirements for registration with UKCP?
The generic training requirements for a practitioner to become registered are that they must have completed a postgraduate level course in psychotherapy of at least 4 years part time duration or equivalent. UKCP is an umbrella organisation for all the different psychotherapies. Each different type of psychotherapy has slightly different training requirements so you should check with the relevant training organisations for specific details of training courses.

Are you a member of any International bodies?
UKCP is a member of the European Association for Psychotherapy (EAP) - www.europsyche.org).

Member of the European Society for the Study of Trauma and dissociation

I have went through the process of obtaining the European Certificate of Psychotherapy (EAP).

National Hypno-Psychotherapy Council: