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AAPP |
Association for Accredited Psychospiritual Practitioners |
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ABC |
Association of Black Counsellors |
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ACAT |
Association of Cognitive Analytic Therapists |
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Acc |
Accredited |
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ACC |
Association of Christian Counsellors |
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ACP |
Association of Child Psychotherapists |
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ACW |
Association for Counselling at Work (A Division of BACP) |
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Adv |
Advanced |
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AEB |
Associated Examining Board |
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AEP |
Association of Educational Psychologists |
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AFBPsS |
Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society |
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AFT |
Association of Family Therapy |
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AGIP |
Association of Group & Individual Psychotherapy |
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AHPP |
Association of Humanistic Psychology Practitioners |
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AIP |
Association of Independent Psychotherapists |
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AJA |
Association of Jungian Analysts |
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APP |
Association of Psychosynthesis Practitioners |
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APSW |
Association of Psychiatric Social Workers |
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ARBS |
Arbours Association |
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AREBT |
Association for Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapists |
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ASC |
Association for Student Counselling (now AUCC) |
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Assoc |
Association |
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AssocCP |
Association for Child Psychology Practitioners |
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AUCC |
Association for University & College Counselling (A Division of BACP) |
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BA |
Bachelor of Arts |
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BAAP |
Brighton Association of Analytic Psychotherapists |
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BAAT |
British Association of Art Therapists |
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BABCP |
British Association of Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapy |
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BACP Reg |
Counsellor, Supervisor or Trainer accredited by the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy |
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BADT |
British Association of Drama Therapists |
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BAGP |
British Association for Group Psychotherapists |
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BAOT |
British Association of Occupational Therapists |
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BAP |
British Association of Psychotherapists |
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BAPCA |
British Association for the Person-Centred Approach |
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BAPCPP |
Brighton Association Psychodynamic Counsellors, Psychologists & Psychotherapists |
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BAPPS |
British Association for Psychoanalytic & Psychodynamic Supervision |
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BAS |
British Autogenic Society |
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BASRT |
British Association for Sexual & Relationship Therapy |
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BASW |
British Association of Social Workers |
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BAThH |
British Association of Therapeutic Hypnotists |
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BCMA |
British Complementary Medicine Association |
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BCPC |
Bath Centre for Psychotherapy & Counselling |
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BEd |
Bachelor of Education |
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BHMA |
British Holistic Medical Association |
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BICA |
British Infertility Counselling Association |
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BIIP |
British Institute of Integrative Psychotherapy |
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BPAA |
British Psychoanalytical Association |
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BPA |
British Psychodrama Association |
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BPC |
British Psychoanalytic Council |
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BPS |
British Psychological Society |
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BRCP |
British Register of Complementary Practitioners |
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Brit |
British |
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BSc |
Bachelor of Science |
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CAC |
Centre for the Advancement of Counselling |
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CAP |
Centre for Analytical Psychotherapy |
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CAPP |
Centre for Attachment-Based Psychoanalytical Psychotherapy |
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CAT |
Cognitive Analytic Therapy |
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CBT |
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy |
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CC |
Couple Counselling |
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CCBP |
Chiron Centre for Body Psychotherapy |
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CCBT |
Centre for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy |
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CCF |
Communication & Counselling Foundation |
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CCHP |
Chiron Centre for Holistic Psychotherapy |
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CCOP |
Canterbury Consortium of Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic Psychotherapists |
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CCPE |
Centre for Counselling & Psychotherapy Education |
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Cert |
Certificate |
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CFAR |
Centre for Freudian Analysis and Research |
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CHP |
Certificate in Hypnotherapy & Psychotherapy |
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CIPD |
Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development |
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CISD |
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing |
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CMAC |
Catholic Marriage Advisory Council |
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COSCA |
Confederation of Scottish Counselling Agencies |
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CPCP |
Centre for Personal Construct Psychology |
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CPN |
Community Psychiatric Nurse |
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CPP |
Centre for Psychoanalytical Psychotherapy |
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CPPC |
Counsellors and Psychotherapists in Primary Care |
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CPsychol |
Chartered Psychologist |
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CQSW |
Certificate of Qualification in Social Work |
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CRAH |
Central Register of Advanced Hypnotherapists |
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CSCT |
Central School for Counselling & Therapy |
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CSM |
Centre for Stress Management |
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CSP |
Cambridge Society for Psychotherapy |
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CSPK |
Centre for the Study of Psychotherapy |
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CTA |
Clinical Theology Association |
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CTP |
Centre for Transpersonal Psychology |
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CTS |
Centre Training School for Hypnotherapy & Psychotherapy |
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Dip |
Diploma |
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EAC |
European Association for Counselling |
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EAP |
Employee Assistance Programme |
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EAP |
European Association for Psychotherapy |
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EAPA |
Employee Assistance Professionals Association |
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EATA |
European Association for Transactional Analysis |
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Ed |
Education |
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EDA |
Eating Disorders Association |
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EMAPC |
East Midlands Association for Psychotherapy & Counselling |
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EMDR |
Eye Movement De-sensitisation & Reprocessing |
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FACETS |
Facilitator & Counsellor Experiential Training & Supervision |
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FBPsS |
Fellow of the British Psychological Society |
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FHCP |
Faculty of Healthcare Counsellors & Psychotherapists (A Division of BACP) |
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FIP |
Forum for Independent Psychotherapists |
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FMA |
Family Mediators Association |
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FoH |
Federation of Hypnotherapists |
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FPC |
Foundation of Psychotherapy & Counselling |
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GAUK |
Gestalt Association UK |
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GCL |
The Gestalt Centre, London |
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GMC |
General Medical Council |
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GoP |
Guild of Psychotherapists |
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GPTI |
Gestalt Psychotherapy Training Institute |
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HIP |
Hallam Institute of Psychotherapy |
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HND/HNC |
Higher National Diploma/Certificate |
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IAAP |
International Association of Analytical Psychologists |
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IACP |
Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy |
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IACT |
International Association of Colour Therapists |
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IAH |
International Association of Hypnoanalysts |
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IATE |
Institute of the Arts in Therapy & Education |
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ICM |
Institute of Complementary Medicine |
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ICPD |
Institute for Continuing Professional Development |
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IFT |
Institute of Family Therapy |
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IGA |
Institute of Group Analysis |
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IGAP |
Independent Group of Analytical Psychologists |
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IIP |
Institute for Individual Psychology |
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IMC |
Institute of Management Consultants |
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Inst |
Institute |
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Int |
International |
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IPA |
Institute of Psycho-analysis |
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IPCL |
Institute of Person-Centred Learning |
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IPD |
Institute of Personnel and Development |
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IPS |
Institute of Psychosynthesis |
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IPSS |
Institute of Psychotherapy & Social Studies |
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IRTAC |
International Round Table for the Advancement of Counselling |
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ISA |
Institute of Self-Analysis |
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ISMA |
International Stress Management Association |
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ITA |
Institute of Transactional Analysis |
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ITAA |
International Transactional Analysis Association |
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ITEC |
International Therapeutic Examining Council |
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ITHP |
Institute of Traditional & Humanistic Psychotherapy |
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IWO |
Institute of Welfare Officers |
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KCC |
Kensington Consultation Centre |
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KI |
Karuna Institute |
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LAPP |
London Association of Primal Psychotherapists |
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LCCP |
Lincoln Clinic and Centre for Psychotherapy |
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LCP |
London Centre for Psychotherapy |
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LPDO |
Liverpool Psychotherapy Diploma Organisation |
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LSBP |
London School of Biodynamic Psychotherapy |
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MA |
Master of Arts |
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MC |
Minster Centre, London |
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MCHC |
UK College Qualification |
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MEd |
Master of Education |
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MIMgt |
Member of the Institute of Management |
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MPTI |
Metanoia Psychotherapy Training Institute |
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MSc |
Master of Science |
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NAADAC |
National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counsellors |
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NAAP |
Northern Association for Analytical Psychotherapy |
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NACHP |
National Association of Counsellors, Hypnotists and Psychotherapists |
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NAFMACS |
National Association of Family Mediation & Conciliation Services |
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NAFSI |
NAFSIYAT |
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Nat |
National |
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NCED |
National Centre for Eating Disorders |
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NCHP |
National College of Hypnosis and Psychotherapy |
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NCP |
National Council of Psychotherapists |
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NFSH |
National Federation of Spiritual Healers |
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NGP |
Northern Guild for Psychotherapy |
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NLP |
Neuro-Linguistic Programming |
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NLPtCA |
Neuro-Linguistic Psychotherapy Counselling Association |
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NMGC |
National Marriage Guidance Council (now Relate) |
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NRHP |
National Register of Hypnotherapists & Psychotherapists |
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NSAP |
North Staffordshire Association for Psychotherapy |
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NSHAP |
National School of Hypnotherapy & Psychotherapy |
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NWIDP |
North West Institute for Dynamic Psychotherapy |
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OU |
Open University |
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PA |
Philadelphia Association |
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PCAI |
Person-Centred Approach Institute |
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PCATA |
Person-Centred Art Therapy Association |
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PCPC |
Personal Construct Psychotherapy Centre |
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PCSR |
Psychotherapists & Counsellors for Social Responsibility |
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PET |
Psychosynthesis & Education Trust |
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PGCE |
Post Graduate Certificate of Education |
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PHTA |
Psychotherapy & Hypnosis Training Association |
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Poly |
Polytechnic |
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PPA |
Psychology & Psychotherapy Association |
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PPS |
Psychologists Protection Society |
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PTSD |
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder |
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RCPsy |
Royal College of Psychiatrists |
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RCSPC |
Regent’s College School of Psychotherapy & Counselling |
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REBT |
Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy |
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Reg |
Registered |
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RF |
Richmond Fellowship |
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RGN |
Registered General Nurse (formerly SRN) |
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RMN |
Registered Mental Nurse |
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RSA |
Royal Society of Arts |
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RSH |
Royal Society of Health |
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RSM |
Royal Society of Medicine |
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SAP |
Society of Analytical Psychology |
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SAPP |
Scottish Association of Psychoanalytical Psychotherapists |
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SCODA |
Standing Conference on Drug Abuse |
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SCPC |
Stockton Centre for Psychotherapy & Counselling |
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SCW |
State Certified Midwife |
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SEA |
Society for Existential Analysis |
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SGA |
Scottish Gestalt Association |
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SIHR |
Scottish Institute of Human Relations |
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SIP |
Severnside Institute of Psychotherapy |
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SITE |
The Site for Contemporary Psychoanalysis |
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Soc |
Society |
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SPOD |
Association to aid the Sexual & Personal Relationships of People with a Disability |
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SPTI |
Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute |
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SRN |
State Registered Nurse |
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TA |
Transactional Analysis |
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TC |
Tavistock Clinic |
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TEFLA |
Teaching English as a Foreign Language |
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TIMS |
Tavistock Institute of Marital Studies |
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UKAHPP |
UK Association of Humanistic Psychology Practitioners |
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UKCP |
United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy |
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UKRC |
United Kingdom Register of Counsellors |
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UPCA |
Universities Psychotherapy and Counselling Association |
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VACTS |
Volunteer Alcohol Counsellor Training Scheme |
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VAPP |
Vaughan Association of Psychodynamic Psychotherapists |
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WMIP |
West Midlands Institute for Psychotherapy |
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WPF |
Westminster Pastoral Foundation |
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YAPP |
Yorkshire Association for Psychodynamic Psychotherapy |
