What's included

We鈥檙e pleased to introduce a new member engagement event designed to strengthen the connection between the organisation and you, our members. This event will be used as a dynamic platform to reflect on the evolving landscape of the counselling and psychotherapy profession, celebrate the achievements of the past year, and, most importantly, amplify the voices of our members.

At its core, this event aims to foster meaningful dialogue, enabling members to share their insights, experiences, and aspirations. It will serve as a space where the organisation, your membership body can present key updates, including a summary of organisational progress and wider impact on the profession, while also inviting open discussion on the issues that matter most to you. By changing how we gather ideas and suggestions, this initiative will help shape the organisations future priorities and activities in a more inclusive and collaborative way. The event will also incorporate Member awards, celebrating success and achievements of our members.

This is more than just an event, it's a commitment from us to listen, learn, and evolve together as a community.

The aims of the event are to:

  • showcase developments in the profession 鈥� to present recent changes, trends and vision for the counselling and psychotherapy sector, offering a comprehensive view of the evolving landscape
  • reflect on organisational progress - to share key achievements and milestones reached by the organisation over the past year, highlighting how member feedback has informed strategic decisions and initiatives
  • amplify member voices - to create a welcoming and inclusive space where members can express their views, raise concerns, and share ideas on issues that matter most to them
  • create future priorities together - to gather insights and suggestions from members that will directly influence the organisations future priorities and activities
  • innovate organisational member-engagement practices - to explore and pilot new methods for collecting member input, encouraging collaborative discussion, and building consensus within the membership base
  • a ticket to watch the member awards

The learning outcomes of the conference are to:

  • discover and build on your sense of belonging and shared purpose with fellow members and the organisation
  • explore key themes through the World caf茅 and describe your experience on important topics to inform future organisation strategies
  • understand 糖心官网鈥檚 year in action, to understand the key areas of impact for the organisation and across the profession
  • be able to critically evaluate the potential benefits and limitations of AI within the counselling professions, understand how AI is currently being used by counselling professionals and clients and identify听key ethical considerations associated with the use of AI to support therapeutic practice听
  • take part in a division connect session to understand and gain insight into the 糖心官网 divisions

Programme

Member Event 2026 programme

The event will also incorporate Member awards, dedicated to recognise and celebrate member achievements, commitment, knowledge and expertise.

Nominations are open from Wednesday 8 April 2026 until 5pm on Tuesday 30 June 2026. You can self-nominate for an award or nominate someone else. The criteria for each award category can be viewed in the award's portal. Shortlisted nominees will be notified by the end of August 2026.听

Increasing access bursary

Aimed听at widening access听for members听to听join听the听鈥楳ember event 2026 鈥� listen, learn, grow鈥櫶齣n person, who will experience financial barriers to attend.听听

There were up to 10 bursaries available, with each bursary covering the event attendance fee of 拢35.听听The closing date for applications was the 29 May and applications will now be screened听for听eligibility. All eligible applications听will be entered into a听randomised听draw听to听select the successful听members, who will be notified by Tuesday 30 June 2026 with details of how to claim. 听

Key information

What's included

  • five hours of CPD presentations
  • dedicated live Q&A sessions after each presentation with our hosts discussing key themes with presenters
  • selected presentation slides
  • networking opportunities
  • a light lunch
  • refreshment breaks

Dates and location

Join us on Saturday 10 October 2026听from 9am until 5pm in London at .

The听member听awards听evening听will follow the main event and will run from 5.05pm to 7pm, more information听to follow.

On demand

All bookings include access to the on-demand service, where you can catch up on the recordings from the conference as many times as you like from Friday 16 October 2026 until Friday 15 January 2027. A link will be circulated after the event.

Booking

Log in to book your place online. After booking, you'll receive information via email one week prior to the event.

Event sponsorship

For more information on sponsoring this event and other opportunities, please visit our听website.