Mind & Body · Monday, 2 November 2026

UK counsellors' and psychotherapists' own bodies ask for therapists to be regulated by law, because anyone can use the title today

17 stories 27 sources

Signals on this beat

The bar and the word are our reading of how hard each one is pushing, and the arrow is where it is heading.

No rules for who may treat you High↑

Anyone in the UK can call themselves a therapist. [1]
Beauty clinics injecting filler into cleft lip scars face no rules either. [7]
Guernsey's health committee wants to regulate both kinds of work. [6]

Too few trained specialists High↑

NHS Wales has 28% fewer radiologists, the scan-reading doctors, than it needs. [11]
Learning-disability nurses have fallen by a third since 2009. [16]
About 1.8 million people wait for mental health treatment. [1]

AI moving into health care Building↑

In a Pew survey, 60% of US adults were uncomfortable with their doctor using AI to diagnose. [8]
Only 3% were open to AI diagnosing alone. [9]
Researchers argued in 2025 that therapy chatbots should be regulated as medical devices. [5]

The stories

17 stories on this beat today.

Every story told the same way: what happened, who is involved, why it matters, how it works, the truth and the good news.

01
UK counsellors' and psychotherapists' own bodies ask for therapists to be regulated by law, because anyone can use the title today

1.8 million

people waiting for mental health treatment in the UK

the report's estimate of the gap therapists could help fill [1]

370,000

more hours of therapy a week therapists say they could give

from practitioners who told the review they had spare time [1]

2011

the year the UK government said no to a law for therapists

the coalition government 'set its face against' it, Andrea Sutcliffe said [1]
What happened
- The UK's main counselling and psychotherapy bodies now ask for therapists to be regulated by law. [1]
- Today anyone in the UK can call themselves a therapist, with no qualification at all. [1]
- A therapist found to have done wrong can also keep on practising. [1]
- The call comes from an independent review that began in October 2025. [1]
- Doctors, midwives and osteopaths have job titles protected by law; therapists do not. [1]
- Only people on an official register may call themselves a clinical psychologist in the UK. [2]
- Training as a clinical psychologist takes nine years on average. [2]
- In 2024 Ella Janneh sued her therapist for rape and sexual assault, and won. [1]
- Her therapist is still able to practise, the report says. [1]
- Janneh said: 'Statutory regulation would lock abusive and unethical people out of the system.' [1]
- Phil Hope worries people may use AI mental health services that are totally unregulated. [1]
Who is involved

It is called the Commission for the Future of Counselling and Psychotherapy. [1]
Talking therapies mean talking with a trained professional about thoughts and feelings. [3]
Counsellors are among the people who offer them. [2]
Talking therapies are used for problems such as anxiety, depression and phobias. [3]
That register is kept by the Health and Care Professions Council. [2]
The UK Council for Psychotherapy and the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy back the call. [1]
Jon Levett of UKCP said it 'must be developed with practitioners and people with lived experience'. [1]
- Therapists' own bodies ask for a law
- UK government would have to write it
- Phil Hope co-chair, a former care minister
- Andrea Sutcliffe co-chair, a regulation expert
- Clinical psychologists offer talking therapies
- Counsellors offer them too
- Health and Care Professions Council the UK body that keeps the register for clinical psychologists
- Professional Standards Authority approves membership bodies
- Ella Janneh a woman who won a High Court case against her therapist in 2024; she campaigns for a law
- Her therapist lost, still practising
- UKCP backs a law
- BACP backs a law
- Harmed clients no way to stop the therapist
- Banned therapist can keep working
- Sojan Joseph Labour MP and former nurse
- Commission for the Future of Counselling and Psychotherapy an independent review, co-chaired by Phil Hope and Andrea Sutcliffe; it wrote the report
- UKCP and BACP the UK's two big professional bodies for therapists; they run the voluntary scheme and back a law
How it unfolded

For therapists, the bodies run a scheme of their own, which is voluntary. [1]
The NHS tells people choosing a private therapist to check one kind of membership. [3]
It should be a body approved by the Professional Standards Authority, the NHS says. [3]
In 2011 the coalition government decided against regulating therapists by law, said co-chair Andrea Sutcliffe. [1]
In March a Sussex therapist, Gerald Peck, was jailed for 11 years for sexual offences. [4]
His training body had banned him in the late 1980s, yet he went on offering therapy. [4]
In 2025, researchers argued that chatbots giving therapy should be regulated as medical devices. [5]
1. October 2025 the review begins
2. Now it asks for a law
3. 2011 the UK government says no to a law
4. Now therapists' bodies ask for one
5. Late 1980s his training body bans him
6. Later he still offers therapy
7. March jailed for 11 years
8. 2011 the UK coalition government decides against a law [1]
9. 2024 Ella Janneh wins her case; her therapist can still practise [1]
10. Oct 2025 the independent review begins [1]
11. 2 Nov 2026 the review asks for regulation by law [1]
Why it matters

About 1.8 million people are waiting for mental health treatment, the report estimates. [1]
Therapists told the review they could give over 370,000 more hours of therapy a week. [1]
But NHS and council buyers often cannot tell who is properly qualified, co-chair Phil Hope said. [1]

How it works

This is called a protected title: only people on the register may use it. [2]
The truth
- What is really going on The bodies that run the UK's voluntary scheme for therapists now ask for a law, because a therapist found to have done wrong can keep practising.
- What is really going on Ella Janneh's therapist can still practise after she won a High Court case against him for rape and sexual assault. [1]
- Why it works on people Most people assume a therapist is already regulated, Janneh said, so the gap is only noticed after someone is harmed. [1]
- Regulation costs money, Andrea Sutcliffe said, so the government asks for a compelling case first. [1]
- People harmed by a therapist pay when no register can stop that therapist working. [1]
- Nobody yet knows whether the UK government will agree, or when it would decide. [1]
- Who gains Unqualified people selling therapy — With no protected title, they can use the word therapist and keep working after misconduct. [1]
- Who pays Clients harmed by a therapist — No register can strike the therapist off, so the person may treat others. [1]
- Nobody knows yet
  Whether the UK government will bring in a law for therapists, and when.
  
  The report only asks; ministers have not answered, and in 2011 the UK government decided against it. [1]
- Nobody knows yet
  How many people have been harmed by therapists who were expelled or never trained.
  
  The report speaks of a growing number of cases but no register exists to count them. [1][4]
- Nobody knows yet
  Whether a law would shrink the 1.8 million waiting list, as the review hopes.
  
  The 370,000 spare hours a week is what therapists told the review, not a measured figure. [1]
What comes next

Labour MP Sojan Joseph, who chairs parliament's cross-party mental health group, will raise it there. [1]

02
Guernsey may license fillers and therapists
What happened
- Guernsey's health committee may regulate people who inject Botox and fillers. [6]
- The idea is in the committee's work plan for this political term. [6]
- The same plan names psychotherapists, counsellors and alternative therapists as people to regulate. [6]
- It also wants rules for clinics that prescribe medicinal cannabis. [6]
- No rules cover private or charity firms sending carers into homes, the committee says. [6]
- It calls that gap a 'critical risk', because those carers are not registered. [6]
Who is involved

Guernsey is an island that runs its own health committee. [6]
Deputy George Oswald, who leads the committee, said it means 'difficult choices'. [6]
- Botox and fillers injectors
- Psychotherapists and counsellors talking therapy
- Alternative therapists other treatments
- George Oswald leads Guernsey's health committee
- People cared for at home rely on the carers
- Unregistered carers no register checks them
How it unfolded
1. This term the work plan is published
2. Later proposals for rules
Why it matters

The committee is most worried about unregistered carers working in people's homes. [6]
How it works
Why anyone in the UK can call themselves a therapist

Professional regulators protect a job title with a legal register, so a person struck off it cannot work under that name anywhere; UK therapists have no such register.

The twist

A voluntary body can throw out a therapist who did harm. It cannot stop that person working, because anyone may still use the title.

The picture

Clinical psychologistprotected
Psychotherapistnot protected
In the UK only the first title needs a place on a legal register. Anyone may use the second.
Step by step
1. The law protects a job title, like doctor or midwife
2. Only people on an official register may use it
3. The register sets the training needed to join
4. It hears complaints and can strike people off
5. Struck off, a person loses the title everywhere
The same force, elsewhere today

Where this chain is also running, in today's other stories.
- Cleft lip filler
  
  Beauty clinics inject filler with no rules at all, so a patient cannot check in advance who is safe.
- Guernsey's health plan
  
  Home carers there are not registered, so no list exists to bar a carer who harms someone.
Where you've seen this

Doctors

a doctor struck off the medical register cannot work as a doctor anywhere in the UK

Driving

a driving ban follows the driver to every car, not just the one they crashed

Solicitors

a lawyer struck off cannot call themselves a solicitor again

The catch

A register only checks training and the complaints it hears. It cannot see what happens alone in a room, and it costs money to run.

And the whole of it

The person looking for help, the therapist doing honest work and the NHS buyer each see only their own part of this. None of them can check, on their own, who is safe to trust.
The truth
- The plan gives no dates for any of these rules. [6]
- Nobody knows yet
  What Guernsey's plan to regulate fillers, therapists and home carers will cost, and when it comes.
  
  It is a work plan for the political term, with no dates or costs given. [6]

03
Cleft lip filler draws a call for rules
What happened
- Some adults now have dermal filler injected to soften the scar. [7]
- Amber Dorgan, 20, from Neath, gets free filler for life from the NHS in Wales. [7]
- Others go to private beauty clinics, and there are no rules for that industry. [7]
Who is involved

A cleft lip is a gap in the top lip that forms before birth. [7]
It affects 1 in every 700 babies born in the UK. [7]
Surgeon Neil Brierley said 'at the moment the entire field is unregulated'. [7]
- Amber Dorgan 20, from Neath; free filler on the NHS
- Nicola Stock appearance researcher, University of the West of England
How it unfolded

Surgery closes it, usually when a baby is three to six months old. [7]
1. Birth a gap in the lip
2. As a baby surgery closes it
3. Adulthood a scar remains
Why it matters

He said patients cannot know in advance who is not following best practice. [7]

How it works

Filler in some places can rule out later surgery, Brierley said. [7]

Beauty clinics inject filler with no rules at all, so a patient cannot check in advance who is safe.
The idea, in story 02: Why anyone in the UK can call themselves a therapist →
The truth
- Researcher Nicola Stock said adults with a cleft were being 'deliberately targeted' by beauty firms. [7]
- Who gains Beauty clinics offering filler — With no rules for the industry, any practitioner can offer it, including to people with cleft lip scars. [7]
04
Most Americans want a human checking AI care
What happened
- 78% are open to AI translating for a patient, alone or with a human checking. [8]
- Only 3% are open to AI making a diagnosis on its own. [9]
- Just 26% are open to AI translating with no human checking it. [9]
- 46% want AI kept out of insurance claim decisions entirely. [8]
- 60% would be uncomfortable if their own doctor used AI for diagnosis and treatment. [8]
- Only 30% would be comfortable with it. [8]
- Adults under 30 grew more doubtful since 2022: 45% now expect worse health from AI. [8]
Who is involved

Pew, a US research group, asked 3,488 US adults in June about AI in health care. [8]
Why it matters

58% have little or no trust in health insurers to use AI in patients' interests. [10]
55% say so of the US federal government, 50% of AI companies, 25% of doctors. [10]

How it works

Pew asks members of a standing panel, chosen to stand for all US adults. [8]
The truth
- Upper-income adults were far more hopeful: 55% expect better outcomes, against 25% of lower-income adults. [8]
- Who pays Lower-income Americans — Only 25% expect AI to improve their care, against 55% of upper-income adults, Pew found. [8]
- Nobody knows yet
  Whether AI help in health care will make patients healthier.
  
  In Pew's survey 37% expect better outcomes and 36% expect worse, almost an even split. [8]
05
Wales short of 88 radiologists
What happened
- NHS Wales has 88 fewer radiologists than it needs, a 28% shortfall. [11]
- For the first time it reports patients getting worse while they wait for scans. [11]
- North and west Wales are short by 42%, against 22% in the south. [11]
Who is involved

Radiologists are doctors who read scans to find and track illness. [11]
The figures come from the Royal College of Radiologists, which represents these doctors. [11]
- Royal College of Radiologists represents radiologists
- Beverly Scott has lived with cancer for 14 years
How it unfolded

In February the college found 36% of UK radiology departments banned from hiring radiologists. [12]
NHS bodies paid private firms a record £241m in 2025 to read scans instead. [13]
That bill was £81m in 2018, £120m in 2021 and £216m in 2024. [13]

Why it matters

Beverly Scott, living with cancer for 14 years, said slow scans could let it spread unseen. [11]

How it works

Each month's delay in starting cancer treatment can raise death risk about 10%, the college says. [12]
The truth
- The local health board says reporting times have improved since April with outside help. [11]
- Who gains Private firms that read NHS scans — NHS bodies paid them a record £241m in 2025 because hospitals lack radiologists. [13]
- Who pays Cancer patients in north and west Wales — A 42% shortfall of consultant radiologists means some get worse while waiting for scans. [11]
06
A&E staff get a children's warning score
What happened
- Emergency departments in England are adding a warning system for children who get worse fast. [14]
- Staff check and grade signs like heart rate, blood pressure and oxygen levels. [14]
- Worries from staff, parents or the child also trigger an urgent review. [14]
Who is involved

It is called PEWS, the National Paediatric Early Warning System. [14]
- Staff can raise a worry
- Parents can raise a worry
- The child can raise a worry
- NHS England runs it
- Royal Colleges of paediatrics and nursing
- Yvette Cooper England's health secretary
- Martha Mills died aged 13 in 2021; the rule is named after her
- Children in A&E the patients it protects
How it unfolded

More than 90 hospitals in England already use it on children's wards. [14]
It follows a promise by Health Secretary Yvette Cooper to end corridor care for children. [14]
Two-year-old Finlay Roberts died in 2024 after hours in a London hospital corridor. [15]
1. 2024 Finlay waits hours in a corridor
2. 2024 he dies after going home
3. Later Cooper apologises
Why it matters

Children in busy A&E units in winter are the ones it is meant to protect. [14]

How it works

Martha's Rule is named after Martha Mills, 13, who died of sepsis in 2021. [14]
Good news
- Emergency departments in England are bringing in one national early warning score for sick children, already used on children's wards in more than 90 hospitals.
What comes next

The NHS will also bring Martha's Rule to all emergency departments in England. [14]
07
Families with learning disabilities 'overlooked' in Covid
What happened
- A new report says families with learning disabilities were abandoned by planners in the pandemic. [16]
- In England their Covid death rates were 4 to 6 times the average. [16]
- People living with family, not in care homes, were often simply overlooked, it says. [16]
Who is involved

Learning Disability England led it, with researchers from two universities. [16]
About 1.5 million people in the UK have a learning disability. [16]
- Learning Disability England led the report
- Two universities Birmingham and Manchester Metropolitan
How it unfolded

A national review in July found they die 19 years younger on average in England. [17]
That review found 39% of their deaths in 2024 were avoidable, down from 46% in 2021. [17]

Why it matters

Learning-disability nurses have fallen by a third since 2009, the Guardian notes. [16]

How it works

Staff can mistake a patient's reaction to treatment for a refusal of care, the Guardian says. [16]
Easy-to-read information or a carer to explain can prevent that; these are 'reasonable adjustments'. [16]
The truth
- Families fear past progress is being undone as social care is cut, the Guardian says. [16]
- Who pays People with learning disabilities — They died at four to six times the average rate from Covid in England, and nurses for them have fallen by a third since 2009. [16]
What comes next

It asks for these patients to be put first in a future crisis. [16]
08
A mums' support group is saved
What happened
- The Happy Mums Foundation in Cumbria has won £70,000 in grants. [18]
- The Postcode Lottery gave £50,000 and the National Lottery £20,000. [18]
Who is involved

It supports women with mental health problems after giving birth. [18]
- Happy Mums Foundation supports mothers after birth
- Mothers support each other in groups
How it unfolded

It has helped more than 1,000 families since it began in 2015. [18]
Last month it said its face-to-face groups were at risk for lack of money. [18]
1. October groups at risk
2. November grants arrive
Why it matters

Director Lucinda Bray said a safe place to talk about suicidal thoughts helps prevent harm. [18]

How it works

Its groups are peer support: mothers who have been through it helping each other. [18]
The truth
- Bray said it can now keep working on making the charity more sustainable. [18]
Good news
- The in-person groups now continue instead of moving online. [18]
- The Happy Mums Foundation in Cumbria, which supports mothers with mental health problems after birth, won £70,000 in grants and will keep its face-to-face groups running.
09
A charity takes men's mental health outdoors
What happened
- Connect Outdoors, a new charity on the Isle of Man, launched on International Men's Day. [19]
- It offers archery, hill walks, cold-water swimming and other outdoor activities to men. [19]
- About 80 people were expected at its launch event. [19]
- Those attending will be asked which activities work best at drawing men in. [19]
Who is involved

Its chief executive, Kate Bergquist, says services were often designed without asking men first. [19]
- Connect Outdoors a new Isle of Man charity
- Kate Bergquist chief executive of Connect Outdoors
Why it matters

Walk leader Gary Thomas says many men find it easier to talk outdoors than in counselling. [19]

How it works

The charity follows 'green and blue health': using forests, beaches and the sea for health. [19]
The truth
- The surveys are meant to find out what works, which is not yet known. [19]
10
A senator's stroke and the BE FAST signs
What happened
- A stroke happens when blood flow to or inside the brain is cut off. [20]
- He felt numbness in one arm at his son's hockey game, his staff said. [20]
- Other signs include a severe headache, confusion and numbness down one side. [20]
Who is involved

US Senator Chris Murphy, 53, had one on Saturday; his office says he should recover. [20]
- Chris Murphy US senator, 53; expected to recover
- American Stroke Association teaches BE FAST
Why it matters

Stroke killed more than 162,000 people in the US in 2023, the American Heart Association says. [20]

How it works

The American Stroke Association teaches the signs with six letters: BE FAST. [20]
They stand for balance, eyes, face, arm, speech and time. [20]
Time matters because brain tissue without oxygen can be damaged for good. [20]
11
Exercise helped teens recover from concussion
What happened
- A concussion is an injury when a blow moves the brain inside the skull. [21]
- A US trial tested home exercise for 210 teens still unwell after a concussion. [21]
- Their injuries were about 73 days old on average. [21]
- Chance put 104 teens on aerobic exercise and 106 on stretching, for six weeks. [21]
- Coaches checked in by video call each week. [21]
- After three months, the exercise group scored about three points better, from starting scores near 32. [21]
Who is involved

They were aged 11 to 18, from four US states. [21]
It was published in JAMA Pediatrics, a US medical journal. [21]
Paediatrician Sara Chrisman led it; she said 'the brain heals by doing.' [21]
How it unfolded
1. Six weeks no clear gap
2. Three months exercise group ahead
3. Six months no clear gap
Why it matters

Faster recovery could keep teens from falling behind at school and with friends, Chrisman said. [21]
The truth
- At six weeks and six months, the gap was too small to be sure of. [21]
- Nobody knows yet
  Whether exercise still helps teens whose concussion symptoms last more than three months.
  
  Extra benefit showed up only in teens who joined within 90 days of injury. [21]
Good news
- No harm from the trial was reported in either group. [21]
- In a US trial of 210 teens still unwell after a concussion, those coached through home exercise by video call had fewer symptoms three months later, and no harm from the trial was reported.
12
A sauna moves white blood cells
What happened
- In Finland, 51 adults sat in a 73C sauna for 30 minutes. [22]
- The session had a cold shower halfway through. [22]
- Straight after, their blood held more white blood cells, the body's germ fighters. [22]
- Half an hour later most of that rise was gone. [22]
Who is involved

The study appeared in the journal Temperature. [22]
How it unfolded

Earlier studies linked frequent sauna use with lower pneumonia risk, the report notes. [22]
1. Start into the sauna
2. Halfway a cold shower
3. End out of the heat
Why it matters

Many people swear by saunas, yet evidence for that feeling is scarce, the report says. [22]

How it works

Researcher Ilkka Heinonen suggests heat moves cells from tissues into the blood. [22]
The truth
- Nobody measured whether the change stops anyone getting ill. [22]
- Nobody knows yet
  Whether the sauna's short rise in white blood cells protects anyone from illness.
  
  Blood was measured only up to 30 minutes after the session. [22]
13
Inflammation dulled pleasure for a few hours
What happened
- UCLA scientists gave 18 healthy women a small dose of endotoxin, part of a bacterium. [23]
- Another 22 women got a salt-water dose, and nobody knew who had which. [23]
- Two hours later, the endotoxin group felt less pleasure and less wish to chat. [23]
- Four hours later the loss of pleasure had gone, though inflammation stayed high. [23]
Who is involved

Endotoxin sets off a short burst of inflammation, the body's defence reaction. [23]
The study is in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology. [23]
How it unfolded
1. Two hours pleasure drops
2. Four hours back to normal
Why it matters

It helps explain one route from inflammation to depression, the authors say. [23]

How it works

Psychologists split reward into 'wanting' something and 'liking' it once you have it. [23]
The truth
- The group was small: 40 women in all, aged 25 to 44. [23]
14
Why people join online shaming
What happened
- Criminologists at Dongguk University in Seoul surveyed 1,000 adults in South Korea. [24]
- Those who joined in reported more schadenfreude: pleasure at someone else's misfortune. [24]
- They also scored higher on 'moral grandstanding': showing off goodness to raise their status. [24]
- They were also more likely to think online shaming works. [24]
Who is involved

Online vigilantes are internet users who band together to shame people they think broke rules. [24]
The study is in the journal Computers in Human Behavior. [24]
- The crowd shames online
- The target is shamed
Why it matters

Shaming spreads fast because platforms give anonymity and a huge audience, the report says. [24]

How it works

Criminologists call it online vigilantism because it punishes people outside the legal system. [24]
The truth
- The targets can suffer what researchers call a 'social death'. [24]
- It was a one-time survey, so it cannot show what causes what. [24]
15
Peanuts and the ageing brain
What happened
- Maastricht University scientists gave 31 adults aged 60 to 75 peanuts daily for 16 weeks. [25]
- Each ate 60 grams a day, about two servings. [25]
- After the peanut weeks, memory areas of the brain responded better to insulin. [25]
- The same people also spent 16 weeks with no peanuts, for comparison. [25]
Who is involved

Insulin, best known for blood sugar, also helps brain cells work. [25]
The study appeared in the journal Food & Function. [25]
- Peanut Institute Foundation paid for the study
Why it matters

As people age, the brain may answer insulin less, which is linked to memory decline. [25]

How it works

A brain scan measured blood flow after insulin was given through the nose. [25]
The truth
- The Peanut Institute Foundation paid for it, though it says it played no part. [25]
- With only 31 people, it cannot show peanuts protect anyone's memory. [25]
16
Sperm counts: the picture is mixed
What happened
- He says there is strong evidence sperm counts have fallen over the past decades. [26]
- But a Danish study of young men found no drop from 1996 to 2022. [26]
- And an Irish study of 15,000 men found sperm concentration rose 23% from 2008 to 2023. [26]
Who is involved

Reproductive scientist Michael Carroll has written a book on sperm and male fertility. [26]
- Michael Carroll reproductive scientist, Manchester Metropolitan University
How it unfolded
1. 1996 Danish count measured
2. 2022 no drop found
Why it matters

Falling birth rates around the world have made sperm counts a public worry. [26]

How it works

A count says little about fertility: of 300m sperm, a few dozen may reach the egg. [26]
Taking extra testosterone tells the brain to stop the body making its own, Carroll says. [26]
The truth
- Online influencers promote testosterone as a quick fix, which worries him. [26]
- Who gains Influencers selling testosterone — They promote it as a quick fix, though extra testosterone makes the body produce less of its own, Carroll says. [26]
17
US funding strain on monkey autism research
What happened
- Some scientists study autism in monkeys, whose behaviour copies the human condition better than mice. [27]
- He says it needs 10 such monkeys to study why the brain overgrows. [27]
- So far the team has 1 such monkey, and is making a second. [27]
- The Oregon primate centre, key to the work, plans to shrink and move away from animals. [27]
- One researcher has paused their monkey autism work over funding fears, The Transmitter reports. [27]
Who is involved
- David Amaral psychiatry professor, UC Davis
- Michael Platt neuroscientist, University of Pennsylvania
How it unfolded

In 2025 David Amaral's UC Davis team bred a macaque with an autism-linked gene change. [27]

Why it matters

Penn's Michael Platt says rebuilding after lost staff and animals would be 'extremely difficult'. [27]

How it works

A gene-changed monkey lets scientists watch what one gene does to a growing brain. [27]
The truth
- Several US scientists declined to talk, so how much work has stopped is unclear. [27]
- Nobody knows yet
  How many monkey studies of autism in the US will continue.
  
  The Oregon centre's plans are not settled, and several scientists declined to talk to The Transmitter. [27]

UK counsellors' and psychotherapists' own bodies ask for therapists to be regulated by law, because anyone can use the title today

17 stories on this beat today.

Why anyone in the UK can call themselves a therapist