Resources
Free tools and plain-English guides for UK counselling trainees. Everything here is checked against the professional bodies' published guidance before it goes up, and each page says when it was last checked.
Free template
Counselling hours log template (Excel)
Log client sessions and supervision, see monthly totals against the 1.5-hour supervision minimum, and keep client names out of your records by design. No email address required.
Checked 3 August 2026
Guide
BACP supervision requirements for trainees, in plain English
The monthly minimum, the 8:1 ratio, the calendar-month trap that catches people out, and the group supervision maths, with worked examples.
Checked 3 August 2026
Guide
NCPS requirements for trainee counsellors, in plain English
The 100 supervised hours, monthly supervision and caseload guidance, months with no clients, and the hour thresholds for each membership tier.
Checked 3 August 2026
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