Regulation of the profession
A recent article in The Guardian All psychotherapists in England must be regulated, experts say, after abuse claims rise | Counselling and therapy | The Guardian, raised the issue of the dangers of psychotherapists not being regulated and that MPs would consider lobbying the government to revisit statutory regulation of psychotherapy and counselling. The MPs concern seems to arise from reports of a rise in lawsuits by patients for alleged harm done during therapy. The risk is a long-standing one in that the titles of “counselling” and “psychotherapy” are not restricted, meaning that anyone can call themselves a counsellor or psychotherapist without any requirements about their training or practice.
