Professional Register of HG therapists

Our online register is the official international register of fully qualified human givens (HG) psychotherapists, practitioners and counsellors (see: Registrant Requirements).

This professional register is accredited in the UK by the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA), which also accredits the registers of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS), the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), among others.

The mark of quality PSA accreditation confers assures the general public, service commissioners and employers that human givens practitioners belong to a register vetted and approved by an independent statutory body (read more).

There are many other benefits, for both the public and employers, in choosing a professional who belongs to an Accredited Register – find out more. You might also like to read the PSA’s helpful leaflet – Let’s Work Together

Complete register listing

Alongside the Find a therapist search facility, which you can use to find a suitable HG psychotherapist or counsellor in private practice, our complete register list shows all fully qualified HG therapists and counsellors who are, or have been, in practice as a registered, accredited or senior accredited member of the HGI during the last two years. The list gives details of each individual’s current status (eg. if the membership has lapsed, this is clearly stated), membership number and location.

All those still practising must be up-to-date with their Professional Membership of the Human Givens Institute and its registrant requirements.

NHS recommendations

The NHS seeks, and recommends that the public seek, counsellors who are on a PSA Accredited Register, such as the HGI’s.

On its information page about counselling and psychotherapy, the NHS states that “reputable therapists will be registered with a professional organisation that’s been accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) – this means they have met the PSA’s required professional standards to practice”.

NHS Employers also emphasises the importance and benefits of Accredited Registers, the list of which is managed and held by the PSA. View here

On the NHS Health Careers website, Health Education England highlights the importance of Accredited Registers in its section on entry requirements and training, and under how to become a counsellor.

Trainee Therapists

Trainee HG therapists are not listed on our Professional Register, but they can opt to be listed on our online Trainee Directory if they are looking for additional clients to work with as part of their supervised therapeutic practice on the way to becoming fully qualified. The HGI requires that all trainee HG therapists and counsellors make their status clear and always use the designatory letters and description: ‘HG.Dip.P (Trainee)‘ after their name.