History of CPCAB

From our beginnings in 1993 CPCAB has grown to become the UK’s leading specialist awarding body in counselling and related fields. Forming part of the Counselling and Psychotherapy Services Group (CPS) we now offer vocational qualifications in over 130 training centres throughout the UK and overseas with over 10,000 candidates registering with us each year.

In addition to qualifications we also produce a number of assessment and training DVDs in basic counselling skills and common life and developmental problems. This area of our activities is set to expand considerably with a wide range of DVD releases on helping, counselling, psychotherapy and mental health planned for 2007 and 2008.

In part, this success is based on our commitment to developing competent counsellors – we are the only awarding body run by counsellors for counsellors. This practical experience of counselling gives us a unique ability to design and support vocational qualifications in this and related fields.