Benefits of Individual Membership
- We believe that counselling is a vocation and want to ensure our members feel valued and supported.
- We view counselling as a unique vocation where the personal qualities of the counsellor are a key factor to success.
- Membership is treated like a partnership with the Society.
- Our members, in short, are the source of our expertise and we listen to what you have to say and share ideas with all our members.
- The Society continues to grow and gain recognition.
- The Society Register is Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
- Belong to a body which gives you a direct voice in policy - make your voice heard.
- Environmentally conscious with 90% of work done online.
- Friendly and knowledgeable team.
- A team actively involved in PR and networking to raise the profile of the Society and increase members opportunities.
- We recognise you as an individual. You are a name, not a number.
- Straightforward application process.
- Friendly, timely, and transparent assessment for membership.
- Dedicated team member to help you with your application.
- Flexibility for full time, part time, paid or volunteer counsellors.
- Membership achievable post-qualification and for part time and volunteer counsellors.
- Material Benefits
- Preferential rates to attend events that are part of the NCS CPD training programme.
- We provide a wide range of client gaining services.
- Affordable membership costs - streamlined administration.
- Ability to apply for tax relief on subscriptions.
- A monthly digital magazine that members can contribute to.
- Preferential rates for insurance.
- Society pens and e-brochures.
- Find a Counsellor listing on our website.
- Access to a directory of discounted supervision for student counsellors.
- Access to a directory of discounted personal counselling for student counsellors.
- As a member of the Society, you can apply for the TOTUM card (previously known as NUS Extra).
- NCS members get a free 6 month Listing in Psychology Today’s Therapy Directory.
- 4 weeks free membership to the Counsellors Together UK Members Club
- Royal Society for Public Health have waived their joining fee for NCS members.
- NCS Members receive a 20% discount on titles from PCCS Books.
- NCS Members receive a 20% discount on Routledge’s products.
- NCS Members receive a 20% discount on Jessica Kingsley Publishers' books.
- NCS Members receive a 30% discount on selected titles with SAGE.
- NCS Members receive discounts with Welldoing.org
- NCS Members receive an exclusive £5 off a monthly sole trader package, or 10% off a limited company package for the first 12 months with Crunch.
- NCS Members receive a 30% discount with isosconnect for life.
- The NCS is an approved body for those members who wish to explore tax relief.
- The NCS is dedicated to creating and making relevant online CPD courses available to members.
- Free CPD library available to NCS members.
- Free CPD and lectures From Counselling Tutor
- Privacy4 are giving NCS Members a 15% discount on their Essential Guide for Therapists to the Protection of Data.
Sample of our 2022 CPD calendar - only available to NCS members
- Understanding the Dark Triad of Personality in Life, Work and Relationships
- Working with Suicide and Suicidal Ideation
- Healing Complex PTSD: the Brain Science of Recovery
- Understanding Personality Disorders Diagnosis / Intervention Strategies
- Working with Self-Harm and Self-Sabotage
- Applied EFT
- Depression, the Brain and Recovery
- Certificate in Parts Therapy
- Addiction, the Brain and Recovery
- Understanding and Managing Compassion Fatigue, Vicarious Trauma and Burnout
- Turn Your Knowledge into Profitable Information Products
- IMR & Regression incl. Inner Child & Gestalt Techniques Live Online Training
- Treating Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Single Session Therapy: Help at the Point of Need
- An Introduction to PTSD and Trauma
- Treating Intrusive Thoughts and the Inner Critical Voice
- Working with Adolescent / Adult Mental Health
- Treating Generalised Anxiety Disorder and Panic Attacks
- Key Principles of Strategic Therapy and Motivational Interviewing
- Treating Chronic Stress
- Trauma, the Brain and Recovery
- Working with Anxiety and Chronic Stress
- Understanding and Application of Solution Focused Therapy Principles
- Self Talk and Psycholinguistics in Therapy
- Certificate in Past Life Regression
- Time Perspective and Timeline Applications in Therapy and Coaching
- Treating Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Understanding Personality Disorders and Types for Therapy and Coaching Work
- Understanding Personality Disorders Diagnosis / Intervention Strategies
- Developing Self Acceptance
- Treating Generalised Anxiety Disorder and Panic Attacks
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome: The Hidden Disorder
Page last reviewed: 05 April 2022
Next review due: 05 April 2023