Our APCCA practitioner members come from a wide range of professions including art therapists, counsellors, psychotherapists, psychologists, and life coaches.
APCCA Practitioner Members have completed a minimum requirement of a certificate in the therapeutic use of person-centred creative arts, or equivalent.
All of our members who are professional art therapists, counsellors, psychotherapist and coaches are required to belong to a relevant professional regulatory body such as BACP, UKCP, HCPC or similar.
Some of our members use art to promote mental health and wellbeing in education, support groups or with community arts groups as therapeutic art practitioners or similar.
Our practitioner members listed below work within our Code of Ethical Practice and hold professional indemnity insurance. Please ask to check members qualifications with them directly before engaging in therapy .
Memorandum of understanding on conversion therapy
Conversion therapy is a form of therapy that assumes certain sexual orientations or gender identities are inferior to others, and seeks to change or suppress them. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU 2017) makes it clear that conversion therapy in relation to gender identity and sexual orientation (including asexuality) is unethical, potentially harmful and is not supported by evidence. The MoU is a joint document signed by over 25 health, counselling and psychotherapy organisations which aims to end the practice of conversion therapy in the UK.
APCCA support the Memorandum of Understanding on conversion therapy and related practices and we aim to uphold the principles and beliefs within, including ending conversion practices. You can read more and access the MoU here.
All APCCA members are expected to promote ethical practice, including these principles, when working with clients.