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Categories of Membership:

Student member £60.00
As a student member it is likely that you are at the start of your counselling and psychotherapy career and also new to BACP. It is our intention to guide and support you as you progress to our member (MBACP) category and hopefully to become an accredited member of BACP.

Student membership is available if you are undertaking classroom tuition on a counselling/psychotherapy course that is a minimum of one year full time or two years part time with a supervised placement.

Associate member £126
Associate membership is for all members who have not completed a one-year full time or two-year part time course, or who are not taking further qualifications, or for those whose qualifications do not meet the minimum standard for MBACP. Associate members will eventually move either into the student member category (with appropriate training) or remain in associate membership.

Member (MBACP) £136
If you have successfully completed and graduated from a minimum of a one year full time or two year part time counselling/psychotherapy qualification that included a supervised placement you are eligible to become a member of BACP with the use of the designatory letters MBACP.

Accredited member (MBACP Accred)
In order to become an accredited member of BACP you are required to join BACP first. It is then possible to work towards your accreditation. Once you have become an accredited member you can use the letters MBACP (Accred). Accreditation criteria are at www.bacp.co.uk/accreditation

Those who have been accredited for six years can apply to become senior accredited members. This status affords the use of the letters MBACP (Snr. Accred).

Reduced rates of membership:
BACP offers two subsidised rates for categories of membership and individual membership of divisions/faculties. These are ’reduced fee’ and ’reduced fee for life’. Reduced rates are half the full rates.

Affiliate members £89
Affiliate membership is a new category of membership for those who only want affiliation with BACP and who are not practising or qualified counsellors or psychotherapists. It is only open to those who do not have any formal counselling or psychotherapy qualifications but have an interest in counselling and psychotherapy. Benefits of membership include subscription to Therapy Today and CPR and reductions in the cost of publications and events. Members of this category are exempt from voting rights and may not join any of the divisions as members.

Fellowships

Fellowships may be awarded to members who have achieved distinction in their field of counselling and/or psychotherapy or who have given distinctive services to BACP.