Our vision
Our vision
To see people reach their potential, and lives be restored and transformed.
Purposes
- To promote safe, competent, ethical and accountable practice for counselling and linked professions.
- To resource individuals and communities for quality relationships, restoration and healing.
- To encourage exploration of psychological and theological insights into wellbeing and growth.
Objectives
- Connect. We empower individuals through connecting people with safe professionals, and colleagues with shared professions and faith.
- Accompany. We support students in training and professionals in their development, and in their life events through prayer.
- Resource. We provide guidance and training for safe, competent, ethical and accountable practice in counselling and linked professions, and encourage exploration of and research on psychological and theological insights into wellbeing and growth.
- Engage. We work with other professional bodies, stakeholders, and churches as we believe that we are better together.
More about us
The Association of Christians in Counselling and Linked Professions (ACC) is a Christian professional membership organisation for those involved in counselling/psychotherapy and linked professions, i.e. pastoral care, coaching and spiritual direction, in the UK. We offer professional support and resources to our members, and are committed to promoting safe and ethical practice.
The Association of Christians in Counselling and Linked Professions sees our ministry as part of God’s desire for His people to work to bring healing and wholeness of spirit, mind and body.
We are very grateful for the hard work, skill and dedication of the whole team at ACC. This has enabled us to become what we are today to serve our members and the public.