Accreditation

Listening Ear’s adult and children and young people’s Counselling services have full accreditation under the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP registered number 102805) and operates within The Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions 2018.

Listening Ear was the first organisation in Merseyside to achieve this accreditation and is one of only four accredited services within the region. You can view the service accreditation register here.

BACP service accreditation provides the highest assurances about Quality Management Systems relevant to counselling and psychotherapy. BACP service accreditation has a rigorous application process and has to be renewed every five years, with an annual return thereafter.

Our accreditation has been in place since 2004 and was renewed in 2020 to include the Children and Young People’s Service.