Our CPCAB-awarded L2 Certificate in Counselling Skills is the first step in your training path as a qualified counselling practitioner.

Counselling, as a profession is regulated by the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care in the UK, which ensures that regulatory bodies in the health professions are provided with standards for ethical and safe practice, and have Accredited Registers of qualified counsellors, the largest of which is managed by the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP).

The CPCAB CSK-L2 Certificate in Counselling Skills is the initial stage on the journey to a professional qualification in therapeutic counselling at Level 4, which can, as part of the course, build in an assessment by BACP (the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy), the largest such organisation in the UK, affording graduates immediate recognition as full BACP members upon completion of your training.

Please note that not all CPCAB-recognised centres deliver a BACP-approved qualification, so please do check with your chosen Level 4 provider first. Whoever you choose as your counselling trainer, we recommend you select a training that is recognised by an organisation listed by UK's Professional Standards Authority. CPCAB's BACP-approved Level 4 training meets the requirements for a number of these bodies.

You can find a list of professional counselling organisations with counselling Registers which are officially accredited by visiting the website of the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care, and an interactive listing of L4 training providers on CPCAB's Centre Finder.