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CPD Compass tracks 222+ courses, emerging topics, and field trends for counselling and psychotherapy practitioners.
What practitioners are training in
Trauma-Informed Practice
Now standard across UK statutory mental health services.
Internal Family Systems
Fast-growing modality with limited UK accredited training.
Polyvagal Theory
Underpinning much of the somatic and trauma CPD wave.
Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy
MDMA and psilocybin protocols moving toward regulation.
AI in Mental Health
Practitioners face new ethical questions around AI tooling.
Somatic Approaches
Body-based work increasingly requested by clients.
Climate Anxiety
Eco-distress presenting across all client demographics.
Neurodivergence & Therapy
Surge in late-diagnosed adults seeking affirming therapists.
Where the field is heading
AI and the therapeutic relationship
emergingAI tools are entering clinical workflows for note-taking, risk screening, and between-session support. Practitioners need ethical frameworks for disclosure and integration.
Psychedelic-assisted therapy
trendingMDMA and psilocybin trials are advancing toward regulated clinical use in the UK and US. Training demand is outpacing accredited provision by a significant margin.
Climate and eco-anxiety
emergingClimate distress is presenting across all client groups. Few practitioners have formal training; CPD provision is sparse and largely non-accredited.
Neurodivergence-affirming practice
trendingDemand for ADHD and autism-informed therapy is growing rapidly. Late-diagnosed adults are a significant and underserved client population.
Long Covid and chronic illness
watchPsychological impacts of long Covid and medically unexplained symptoms are creating new clinical demand for health psychology and acceptance-based approaches.
Digital and remote therapy ethics
emergingAs online therapy becomes the norm, practitioners face new ethical and safeguarding challenges around platform choice, encryption, crisis protocols, and digital boundaries.