Benefits

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