Did you know UKCP Conference 2026 includes oral presentations from emerging voices in the field? Hear from Adaku Thelma Olatise, Dr Donna Gaywood, Keith Oulton and Magda Raczynska on connection, polarisation and supervision. Book your place: https://ow.ly/Jsv450Z15Sk #ThreadsAcrossTheDivide

Speaker spotlight: Julie Stone will explore how psychotherapists can maintain a consistent ethical approach in a divided world and what it means when moral courage pulls us in opposite directions. Join us 19 – 20 June. Book your place: https://ow.ly/koiX50YY2or #ThreadsAcrossTheDivide

Speaker spotlight: Debbie Livingston will explore masking, sensory overwhelm and neurological difference and how it can be misread in the therapy room – alongside Karen Rawden. Join us 19 – 20 June. Book your place: https://ow.ly/W59J50YY2eq #ThreadsAcrossTheDivide

Today's King's Speech included the NHS Modernisation Bill, but no concrete funding for mental health. Over 1.6 million people are waiting for mental health support. Any plan to reform healthcare must put mental health on an equal footing with physical health. #KingsSpeech2026 #MentalHealth

We have submitted evidence to NHS England's call for evidence on children and young people's health services, making the case for five psychotherapeutic interventions including parent-infant psychotherapy, play therapy and systemic family therapy. Early support saves lives. #ChildMentalHealth

Last chance to book. Tickets for our financial boundaries webinar close tonight. Join Julie Stone online this Wednesday, 13 May, 6–7:30pm, to explore the ethics of money in practice. Book your place: ow.ly/6YVV50YXznr #Psychotherapy

Speaker spotlight: @dturner300.bsky.social will draw on creativity and poetry to explore what it means to hold a client's intersectional identity with care, when your own sense of belonging is just as complex. Join us this June. Book your place: ow.ly/7gnE50YWu7U #ThreadsAcrossTheDivide

We sent a letter to the Independent Review into Mental Health Conditions, ADHD and Autism. We highlighted that psychotherapy must be available in the NHS to those who need it. People deserve timely, meaningful support beyond a diagnosis. #MentalHealth #ADHD #Autism #Psychotherapy

Speaker spotlight: As a member of the Coalition for Anti-Oppressive Practice, Julie Sale will outline the ten guiding principles for anti-oppressive and inclusive practice in a joint session with Myira Khan. Join us 19 – 20 June. Book your place: https://ow.ly/OfcA50YVwu8 #ThreadsAcrossTheDivide

Campaign update: we are pleased to announce that @libdemdaisy.bsky.social, Deputy Leader of the @libdems.org.uk, has joined our coalition calling for @nicecomms.bsky.social to urgently review its anxiety guideline. (1/4)

Speaker spotlight: Karen Rawden will join Debbie Livingston to explore how to build a therapeutic relationship that truly honours neurological difference. Join us this June. Book your place: https://ow.ly/j2P750YQX9p #ThreadsAcrossTheDivide #UKCPConference2026

In 2025, UKCP received 106 complaints – the highest annual total to date. Read our Professional Conduct Committee annual report for further information on the types of complaints we receive and how they are handled: https://ow.ly/XCzp50YQX3G #Psychotherapy #Complaints

Join us on Saturday, 23 May for our research conference – ‘The evolving psychotherapy profession: practice, ethos and community’. This one-day online event will showcase emerging research and is a great opportunity to explore how these topics intersect (1/3)

Speaker spotlight: Geoff Hopping will explore how psychological fragmentation and internal disconnection connect to the broader divisions we see in society. Join us 19 – 20 June. Book your place: https://ow.ly/X6Yh50YQWyO #Psychotherapy

We're pleased to announce our first confirmed speaker for our research conference – 'The evolving psychotherapy profession: practice, ethos and community', taking place online on Saturday, 23 May. (1/3)

Spotlight speaker: Dr Catherine Knibbs will be joining us at UKCP Conference 2026 on Friday, 19 – Saturday, 20 June at Mary Ward House, London and online. #ThreadsAcrossTheDivide #UKCPConference2026 (1/2)

Last week, our policy team attended a private roundtable with @laylamoran.bsky.social, chair of the Health and Social Care Select Committee. (1/3)

Our CEO, @jonlevett.bsky.social, was invited to hear @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social speak at @ippr.org earlier this week on the future of NHS funding models. We will continue to engage with government and are calling for mental health to play a stronger role in these conversations. #MentalHealth

At today’s PCPB commission session on the future of counselling and psychotherapy, our chair Pippa Donavan shared how UKCP is working to secure a strong, sustainable future for the profession. #MentalHealth #UKCP (1/3)

Today, UKCP will attend the final Commission on the Future of Counselling and Psychotherapy hosted by the PCPB. #Psychotherapy #Counselling (1/3)

An important update on our campaign to update the NICE anxiety guideline: the @libdems.org.uk have voted at their Spring Conference to formally adopt a policy position calling for @nicecomms.bsky.social to conduct substantive reviews of its mental health guidelines at least every five years. (1/2)

Is technology changing what it means to connect? Can therapy bridge the divides of identity, representation and intimacy? Join us at UKCP Conference 2026 on Friday, 19 and Saturday, 20 June. Book your place: https://ow.ly/fWip50YIjHb #Psychotherapy #UKCPConference2026 #MentalHealth

Are you interested in where psychotherapy is heading? Join us online on Saturday, 23 May for the UKCP research conference 2026 – open to members and non-members. Book your ticket: https://ow.ly/7ov250YGZ5Z #UKCPResearchConference2026

The NICE guideline for treating anxiety hasn't been meaningfully updated since 2011. Since then, rates of anxiety have steadily risen, yet the treatment options available on the NHS remain severely limited. (1/2)

UKCP Conference 2026 is coming to Mary Ward House, London, on Friday, 19 – Saturday, 20 June and online. Hear from Susie Orbach, Professor Eamon McCrory, Dr Paula Hall, Dr @lindafinlay.bsky.social and more on what it means to connect in a fragmented world. #ThreadsAcrossTheDivide (1/2)

The Education Committee and Health and Social Care Committee is consulting on children and young people’s mental health, what support is available and how we can support every child and young person to thrive. (1/3)

We're pleased to welcome Prof Adam Boddison OBE as the new independent chair of the Partnership of Counselling and Psychotherapy Bodies (PCPB). (1/2)

The government has confirmed that NICE will consider updating the guideline for treating anxiety following our letters. This is a significant win for the 75+ organisations, academics, practitioners and policymakers calling for change. (1/3)

Nearly half a million people sought NHS treatment for anxiety and stress last year. Yet less than half significantly recovered. (1/3)

Early-bird tickets for UKCP Conference 2026 close tomorrow – your last chance to save. Join us on Friday, 19 – Saturday, 20 June at Mary Ward House, London for Threads across the divide: weaving connections in a fragmented world. Online tickets will be on sale soon. #UKCPConference2026 (1/2)

Our conference programme is now live – and early-bird tickets close on Tuesday, 31 March. Join us on Friday, 19 – Saturday, 20 June at Mary Ward House, London for our conference, Threads across the divide: weaving connections in a fragmented world. (1/2)

Last week, we wrote to NICE calling for an urgent update to their guidelines for treating generalised anxiety and panic disorder (1/3)

People living with anxiety deserve action now. Find out more from @ukcp.org.uk 👇 www.psychotherapy.org.uk/policy-and-r...

📣 Our response to the Spring Statement: we welcome the chancellor's commitment to cut the cost of living and reduce child poverty. Financial insecurity, poor housing and poverty can cause or worsen mental health conditions – but it will take more to deliver the structural change people need. (1/2)

Join us on Saturday, 23 May, for the UKCP research conference – The evolving psychotherapy profession: practice, ethos and community. A one-day online event showcasing emerging research in psychotherapy. (1/2)

Nearly 500,000 people came to NHS Talking Therapies with anxiety or stress-related disorders in 2022-23. That's half a million people seeking help. (1/3)

Our early-bird discount for UKCP Conference 2026 tickets has been extended until 31 March. Confirmed speakers include Catherine Knibbs, Dwight Turner, Julie Stone, Nick Totton and Paul Hoggett. More details coming soon. Book your early-bird tickets: https://ow.ly/k9O950YpE3Q #Psychotherapy

UKCP membership is the hallmark of high standards of training, professionalism and ethical practice for psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Interested in training and joining UKCP? Visit our join us page for more information: https://ow.ly/zwCL50Yp1UR #Psychotherapy