How to find Online Counselling for Somatic Approaches in the UK

Diana Evans

Psychotherapeutic Counsellor / Somatic therapist

Life can be very challenging at times full of ups and downs. We can get stuck and overwhelmed in certain situations and this is when psychotherapy and counselling can help. It can also be a great tool to help you discover more or yourself, enhance or amend your lifestyle, give focus attention to your growth and personal development. You don't have to be going through a difficult period in your life to see and experience the benefits of talking or somatic therapy.

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There are thousands of self-employed counsellors in the UK who will work with you online via video call (e.g. Zoom, FaceTime, WhatsApp, etc.)

Find a therapist who is actually available!

Anyone who has ever tried to find a therapist knows that finding one who is actually available can be an incredibly frustrating part of the process.

You invest your time and energy, carefully perusing hundreds of therapists’ profiles and websites, and then you finally muster up the courage to contact two or three that you like the look of, only then to find out that they do not have any availability, or even worse, that they do not reply to your enquiry.

Counsellingo is a UK directory of 1121 independent professional counsellors and psychotherapists.

At Counsellingo, we check the current availability of every therapist on a weekly basis to ensure that it is always accurate, and that they genuinely do want to receive enquiries. Surprisingly, Counsellingo is the only counselling directory that does this.

You can search the therapists for specific keywords and/or #hashtags, or any combination of keywords and/or #hashtags, or you can browse all of the therapists that currently have availability.

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Have confidence in the therapist you choose

Counselling is not a regulated profession, however, there is an independent organisation that protects the public and is accountable to the UK parliament. The organisation is the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care, also known as the PSA.

The PSA has accredited eleven professional registers for the counselling profession. These registers are maintained by professional membership organisations such as the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS), and the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP). The organisations and their registers are audited annually by the PSA.

Every Counsellingo therapist's profile includes a link to their professional register so that you can verify their status for yourself. We also manually re-check every therapist's registration annually. Again, Counsellingo is the only counselling directory that does this.

Read About the PSA's Accredited Registers

Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol) members of the British Psychological Society (BPS) may also register with Counsellingo.

Accredited members of the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP) may also register with Counsellingo.

No personal data privacy issues

Counsellingo is not a platform or an intermediary. Your relationship with your therapist is confidential and direct. We are not a third-party, and we do not have access to, nor do we collect, any client data.

FYI: Platforms such as BetterHelp refer to clients as “members”, and they collect, store, process, and share, their members' personal data.

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Are you a therapist?

Counsellingo is free of charge. There are no fees for an entry in the directory and there are no commissions for referrals. There are additional premium services available for registered therapists.

You can register as a therapist if you offer video therapy sessions online, either exclusively, or as part of a hybrid practice, using your own choice of video platform(s).

Counsellingo is the brainchild of “dot com” pioneer John Witney, co-founder of the world's first internet recruitment service JobServe. John has a BA (Hons) Degree in Counselling, is a Registered Member of the BACP, and has been a practising counsellor for over sixteen years.

“Analyse me: John Witney speaks for himself”

© This article was first published in the March 2024 issue of Therapy Today, the journal of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)