Professional bodies and services

The British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy (BANT) is the professional body for Nutritional Therapists.

The British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) is the lead organisation for CBT in the UK.

The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) is a membership organisation and a registered charity that sets standards for therapeutic practice and provides information for therapists, clients of therapy, and the general public.

The British Dietetic Association (BDA) is the professional association for dietitians.

The British Association of Play Therapists (BAPT) is the first and foremost professional association for Play Therapy in the UK.

The British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) was established over 40 years ago and exists to deliver authoritative, evidence-based information on food and nutrition in the context of health and lifestyle.

British Psychological Society displays a register of psychologists specialising in psychotherapy.

Media Innovations produces mental health training materials for healthcare professionals and self-help materials for use with patients.

Royal College of Psychiatrists provide information about eating disorders.

Counselling is a rapidly expanding professional membership organisation for counsellors and psychotherapists in the Britsh Isles.

Counselling Directory is a directory of counsellors across the UK.

Hypnotherapy Directory is a directory of hypnotherapists across the UK.

NHS Evidence is a page of healthcare resources.

NICE is the National Institute for Clinical Excellence website, which includes the official Eating Disorder Treatment Guidelines and Self-harm Guidelines.

Nutri People is an online health and nutrition guide.

Relate offers advice, relationship counselling, sex therapy, workshops, mediation, consultations and support face-to-face, by phone and through the website.

The Institute of Psychiatry website contains useful information about research into many aspects of eating disorders.

The UK Council for Psychotherapy is a membership organisation, with over 75 training and listing organisations, and over 6,600 individual practitioners. UKCP holds the national register of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors, listing those practitioner members who meet exacting standards and training requirements.

UK Therapy is a list of complementary health services across the UK.

The Clinic for Boundaries Studies is the only organisation in the UK  working around all aspects of professional boundaries and the prevention of boundary violations.