Members’ FAQs

The bpf has a hardship fund for members who are struggling financially. This offers a hardship membership rate and a maternity leave rate. To find out more, please email [email protected] to discuss further.

To discuss changing your membership, please email [email protected].

In September 2025 we will be launching an Associate Membership. This is for bpf alumni and students training at other psychotherapy organisations. This membership entitles you to the following benefits:

• Journals, Library Access and PEP Web: access academic publications and journals. Members have access to our onsite library and online journals including: Infant Observation, International journal of Jungian studies, Journal of Child Psychotherapy, British Journal of Psychotherapy. Members are also provided with a PEP Web subscription.
• Discounted entry to bpf events: develop your knowledge with our exciting events programme of lectures from highly respected individuals, attend online workshops or attend our popular conference;
• Stay up-to-date with our members newsletter providing information about current research and the latest news in psychotherapy;

To enquire about this membership, please email: [email protected]

No, membership fees are calculated pro rata for the remaining months of the calendar year for anyone joining for the first-time or re-joining the bpf.

Members have access online journals, including: Infant Observation, International journal of Jungian studies, Journal of Child Psychotherapy, British Journal of Psychotherapy. Members are also provided with a PEP Web subscription. In our onsite library, we subscribe to a variety of print journals and Magazines, such as Parapraxis, Therapy Today and New Associations.

To discuss changing your membership, please email [email protected].

In April annually (the subscription year runs from April to March the following year).

We send you a reminder in March. If you have not renewed your membership, we send follow-up reminders.

If you have not renewed your membership by 15^th July, following the final reminder of the 1^st of July, you will be removed from the bpf register and the BPC (British Psychotherapy Council) will be notified of your removal from membership.

Yes, in the UK you can reclaim tax on your bpf Membership subscription if you use your membership to do your job, or it’s helpful for your work. To find out if you’re eligible and how to claim, visit the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) website.

Claim tax relief for your job expenses: Professional fees and subscriptions – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Please contact the bpf Membership Department either by email or phone via [email protected] or 020 8438 2410 (Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 4pm).

Your membership is an annual subscription, and it will continue until the date you inform the bpf of your career break. You must inform the bpf as soon as you return to work at which point your membership will be reset from this date at the full membership rate. We will inform the BPC of the status of your bpf membership. It is important that you inform the BPC separately about your career break plans.

Payments can be made via our website in the ‘My Wallet’ section of your account.

If you are unable to make a payment via your bpf Wallet, you can pay via Bank Transfer. Please quote your first initial and full surname as a reference on payments made by bank transfer, and email [email protected] to confirm once you have sent the payment. In the email, please quote the reference you used for the payment.

Please send payments to:  

Account Name: BRITISH PSYCHOTHERAPY FOUNDATION

Sort Code: 60-06-25

Account Number: 36803839

Reference: Please include your first initial and your full surname as the payment reference. I.e. for John Smith, write: ‘J SMITH’. 

If you have any questions, please email: [email protected]

If you are unable to make a payment via your bpf Wallet, you can pay via Bank Transfer. Please quote your first initial and full surname as a reference on payments made by bank transfer, and email [email protected] to confirm once you have sent the payment. In the email, please quote the reference you used for the payment.

Please send payments to:  

Account Name: BRITISH PSYCHOTHERAPY FOUNDATION

Sort Code: 60-06-25

Account Number: 36803839

Reference: Please include your first initial and your full surname as the payment reference. I.e. for John Smith, write: ‘J SMITH’. 

1. Go to: https://www.britishpsychotherapyfoundation.org.uk/  
2. On the top-right of the page, click the ‘Login’ button.  
3. Please enter your username and password (your username should be your email address).  
4. Once you have successfully logged in, click ‘My Account’ (in the top-right-hand corner) to access the members’ area.  
5. To make a payment, please go to the ‘My Wallet’ section, where you will have access to all previous receipts and pending invoices.  
6. A ‘Pay Now’ link will appear next to any outstanding invoices in your Wallet. Click ‘Pay Now’ to make a payment.  
7. Payment can be made by debit or credit card (Amex cards are not currently accepted).
8. Once you have entered your card details and billing address, you then click ‘Proceed to pay’. This takes you to a final confirmation screen (the payment has not been taken yet) and you have to confirm making the payment. If you skip this step the payment will not go through. 
9. Once your payment is complete, the receipt will be available to download and print from your Wallet.  

If you would like to stop your membership you must inform us before the end of the current subscription year (which finishes in March). We will then ensure that your membership stops automatically at the end of the current subscription year. We cannot refund the difference between when you cancel and the end of subscription year.

To cancel your membership, please email us at [email protected]

We do not refund subscriptions, except in exceptional circumstances, at our discretion. If you stop your membership with outstanding membership fees on your account, you may be required to pay those fees before re-joining in the future.

You can pay by emailing us [email protected]