Register of Coaching Psychologists
A register of Coaching Psychologists available to people looking for their services.
About the Register of Coaching Psychologists
The Register of Coaching Psychologists has been developed to provide recognition for coaching psychologists and the profession of coaching psychology. Our aim is to help registrants differentiate their services and gain official acknowledgement of their coaching psychology expertise, and to make their expertise available to people looking for their services.
Scope of coaching psychology
Coaching psychology is an expanding professional discipline. Coaching psychologists work in a variety of settings with individuals and groups, and they offer specialist support in areas such as:
- Health and wellness
- Executive, business, and career coaching
- Leadership and personal coaching
- Educational and other specialized fields
Core features
The defining feature of coaching psychology is that it draws on theories and evidence of the psychological mechanisms of human functioning. This psychological underpinning enables practitioners to engage with the unacknowledged or underdeveloped capacities of clients to facilitate learning, development, growth, skill sets, performance and/or levels of wellbeing.
It is a proactive, results focused, and client centred applied discipline that encourages sustainable change through new ways of thinking. It is typically a non-directive form of facilitation of learning and development and focuses clients on the present and the future to generate relevant solutions.
Professional practice
The work of a coaching psychologist is ethically, empirically and theoretically based: they adopt a scientist-practitioner perspective. This combination of empirical evidence base, theoretical understanding, use of reputable guidelines and thorough training, ensures that chartered coaching psychologists deliver ethical practice and interventions, whilst also seeking to evaluate their practice to enable future professional development.
How to use the Register of Coaching Psychologists
Finding a coaching psychologist you can trust.
The Register of Coaching Psychologists is designed to be a trusted resource for employers and the public. Here's how you can use it:
- Search and verify: Use the register to locate chartered coaching psychologists who have met rigorous eligibility criteria.
- Informed choice: Each practitioner's profile provides details of their areas of expertise (such as health/wellbeing, executive, business, career, leadership, educational, and personal coaching), and their commitment to ongoing professional development.
- Access to experience: Registrants include details of their own professional websites so that you can explore their expertise and experience in more detail.
- Quality assurance: Knowing that every registrant adheres to high ethical and professional standards helps you make informed decisions when seeking coaching support.
By using the register, you can be confident that you are connecting with professionals who deliver ethical, evidence-based, and results-focused coaching services.
Making an informed choice
When selecting a coaching psychologist, consider:
- Their experience and area of expertise
- Their approach and methodologies
- Testimonials or case studies from past clients
How to join the Register of Coaching Psychologists
To join the Register of Coaching Psychologists, you must:
- Be a chartered member of BPS
- Demonstrate alignment with the Level 8 Standards in Coaching Psychology through the Professional Recognition Route (for those with more than three years' experience since gaining GBC) or Accelerated Route (for those with more than five years' experience since gaining GBC)
Please note: the deadline for applying to the Accelerated Route is now 11:59pm on 30 June 2025.
Ready to gain recognition for your expertise?
To complete the application form, you will need to:
- Provide your personal and professional details
- Indicate your area/s of expertise, for example, business, executive, health and wellbeing, sport, life, personal, career, leadership, performance, stress management, team mentoring, retirement coaching, educational, or other specified areas
You will also need to declare that:
- You hold current appropriate indemnity insurance
- You are engaged in supervision in relation to your coaching psychology practice
- You are committed to CPD
- There are no adverse findings against you that are relevant to psychology or the society
Fees
- Application fee: £70 - The application fee is a one-off fee payable at the time of application and is non-refundable.
- Annual fee: £48 - The annual fee is payable after your application is approved and before you are added to the register. Renewal fees align with your main membership grade.
Apply to join the Register of coaching Psychologists
Maintaining your registration
The requirements to maintain registration are in place to ensure that registrants continue to meet the eligibility criteria, and are up to date with developments relevant to coaching psychology.
Registrants must:
- Hold indemnity insurance for their coaching psychology work
- Engage in supervision for their coaching psychology work
- Engage in CPD as required for maintaining status on the register
- Have no adverse findings against them of relevance to psychology or the Society
Continuing professional development (CPD) requirements
Registrants are expected to engage in CPD as appropriate to their practice and to complete at least 30 hours of CPD in any twelve-month period. CPD includes activities and learning experiences that help you develop and improve your professional practice as a coaching psychologist, such as:
- Courses and workshops
- Webinars, podcasts, videos
- Conferences (attending and/or presenting)
- BPS e-learning CPD modules on BPS Learn
- Peer Practice Groups
- Reading specific books or journals
- Supervising research
- Undertaking research
- Writing articles or papers
As members of the society, you have access to the BPS MyCPD platform which can be helpful for planning, recording, and reflecting on your CPD. You can also generate reports on all of the content.
Annual declarations and audits
At renewal of their subscription, registrants must declare that they still meet the requirements to maintain their registration.
- On an annual basis, 20% of registrants will be asked to provide evidence of their indemnity insurance and supervision arrangements
- On an annual basis, 20% of registrants will be asked to provide evidence of CPD activities and reflection on those activities for review by peers from the register
Annual audits of CPD activities will begin in 2026, and information on the audit process will be published in the summer of 2025.
Upholding excellence through robust governance
The Register of Coaching Psychologists is maintained with strong governance measures to ensure that high standards of practice are upheld.
By maintaining transparent and rigorous governance processes, the Register of Coaching Psychologists ensures that both practitioners and the public can have confidence in the quality and integrity of coaching psychology practice.
Continuous Professional Development
Registrants are expected to engage in proactive and relevant CPD, with activities that enhance the quality of their practice.
This continuous improvement process is supported by the Division of Coaching Psychology, which shares research and evidence-based insights.
Annual Renewal Declarations
Registrants must declare annually that they continue to meet the registration requirements. Failure to meet requirements will prevent renewal on the register.
Evidence Audits
- Annually, 20% of registrants are randomly selected to provide evidence of their insurance and supervision arrangements.
- Annually, 20% of registrants are randomly selected to provide evidence of their engagement with CPD.
Inadequate evidence or failure to meet requirements can result in removal from the register.
Standards and Accountability
The Level 8 Standards in Coaching Psychology:
- Established by the Society, these standards outline the knowledge and skills required for Chartered Coaching Psychologists.
- They are set at a doctoral (Level 8) standard, conforming to the QAA D-level descriptors.
- The standards ensure that practitioners demonstrate advanced competencies in both the theoretical and applied aspects of coaching psychology.
Reporting and Learning
A review of the annual renewal process is reported to the Member Board to ensure the register continues to meet its objectives and maintains high standards.
Outcomes inform the development of:
- Admission criteria
- Renewal criteria
- Requirements for maintaining status on the register
- Administration processes
- Audit frequency, sample size, and processes
Member Board and the Division of Coaching Psychology consider the review to inform CPD requirements and guidance.
