Call for Evidence: Help shape the future of Counselling and Psychotherapy – Stakeholder and public consultation

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In October 2025, the Partnership of Counselling and Psychotherapy Bodies (PCPB) established an independently chaired Commission for the Future of Counselling and Psychotherapy.

The commission is in the process of examining the current and future landscape of the professions and the key issues affecting the sector, professionals, services and clients, drawing on expert and lived experience, alongside input from the wider PCPB memberships.  You can read more about the Commission and its scope here.

Alongside the discussions and evidence gathered through the Commission, we want to get the views and input from anyone with an involvement or interest in the future of counselling and psychotherapy, and in particular those with lived-experience.

This call for evidence is structured around the four themes being considered through the Commission’s sessions.  Your response will help inform the findings and recommendations of a report which will support and shape the direction of future collaborative work between the PCPB and engagement with policymakers and commissioners of services on behalf of the profession and for the benefit of clients.

If you’re a member or registrant of a PCPB partner, you’ll have been sent a link to a survey to complete from your membership organisation. If you haven’t received this, please contact your organisation directly.

Your responses will be shared with all PCPB partner organisations. Any information included in public-facing reports will be anonymised and presented in aggregated form, ensuring that no individual can be identified.