Membership

Find out about our range of membership options

There are different types of membership available depending on your level of experience and credentials. There are also options for those who are members concurrently for a number of years.

Regardless of the level of membership, all members are required to abide by our Code of Ethics

Our Membership Options

NCIP Membership (Registered)

• Membership is for those who have graduated with an NCIP accredited diploma or a suitable alternative diploma. This qualification must be at least 37 credits or 370 notional learning hours and at a minimum equivalent to QCF Level 5. The diploma must have a minimum of 120 Guided learning hours (face-to face) as part of the 370 NLH. Click here to read the full criteria for Membership.
• Membership is also available to other practising psychotherapists, counsellors, coaches, and hypnotherapists. You must be able to demonstrate that your training or practice experience is of a standard suitable for the tier of membership you wish to apply for
• NCIP Membership entitles you to use the letters MNCIP after your name

Accredited Member – MNCIP (Accred)

• Accreditation is for members who achieve the Accreditation Criteria laid out in the Members Handbook.
• After six years of continuous Accredited Membership, you will be entitled to apply for senior accreditation, which allows you to use the letters MNCP (Snr. Accred).

Supervisor Membership

Members can apply for Supervisor Membership as long as they have a Clinical supervisor qualification and a minimum of 4 years in practice.

We do consider other accreditations/supervisor status' you might have had from other/previous organisations, so not to have you jump through hoops for us.

NCIP Fellow

The grade of Fellow cannot be applied for.  It is awarded to Full Members only for outstanding service to psychotherapy, coaching, or education within these areas, or to the National Council of Integrative Psychotherapists, and is awarded solely at the discretion of the Management.

Trainee Membership

As a student, you are likely to be at the beginning of your career as a psychotherapist, coach, counsellor, or hypnotherapist.  We intend to guide and support you as you progress to full membership and become an accredited member of the NCIP.

Student membership is open to those undertaking a course that includes classroom tuition and is at least diploma length (at least 37 credits or 370 notional study hours). Every unit and qualification has a credit value and a level. 

One credit represents 10 notional hours of learning, showing how much time the average learner would take to complete the unit or qualification. The minimum level is to be equivalent to QCF Level 5, this is equal in complexity to the first year of a university degree or an HNC.  The National Council accredits training centres and courses to these educational standards.

Your student membership entitles you to:

• A free electronic copy of the NCIP Newsletter whilst you are training.
• Option to submit articles for publication on the website.
• Access to the Student Members Area of the NCIP website which has access to further training and CPD.
• An open Forum on the website.
• No application fee to upgrade student membership to full membership.

The annual subscription for Student Membership is currently £25.00.

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