Welcome to the SHTC (Society of Holistic Therapists and Coaches).

We are a UK Based professional association of therapists and life coaches formed to represent those therapists and coaches who have externally accredited qualifications to appropriate standards. We exist to enable the public to contact appropriately qualified therapists, and to provide professional support and registration for our members.

MEMBERSHIP

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Application forms

How to apply

1. Use the online form below
2. Return to this page and use the link at the bottom to pay via paypal
3. Email any additional information such as copies of insurance or other certificates. If you have a joint award, we only need to see the externally accredited body certificate, not the in-house certificate. HERE

Once accepted applicants must gain insurance cover before emailing the SHTC for online listing in our SHTC & SFT Directory. If you do not email us the details, you will not be listed!

Online form HERE (opens in a new window, leave this one open!)

Cost of Levels of membership: (correct as of 2011-12)

Student: £10 per year (per 12 months)
Studying towards an externally accredited award

Ordinary Practitioner: £50 per year (April - March) (direct debit option £45 per 12 months)
In practice and adhering to NOS, but not yet in possession of an externally accredited award.

International Practitioner: £50 per year (April - March) (direct debit option £45 per 12 months)
In practice and adhering to the rules and laws of the Country / State of practice.

Non- Traditional Practitioner: £50 per year (April - March) [New category from 2009] (direct debit option £45 per 12 months)
In Practice in a healing style where qualification is by attunement or faith rather than qualification. Must adhere to Healing NOS or Reiki NOS where applicable in order to maintain appropriate standards and carry professional insurance. Also applies to ordained spiritual healers.

Associate Practitioner: £50 per year (April - March) (direct debit option £45 per 12 months)
In practice, adhering to NOS and with a Level 3 externally accredited award. Also available to members of certain recognised professional bodies.

Full Practitioner: £50 per year (April - March) (direct debit option £45 per 12 months)
In practice, adhering to NOS and with a Level 4 or above externally accredited award. Includes BSc, MSc and above from accredited universities. Membership of some professional bodies is also accepted.

If you subscribe to the rolling yearly direct debit with paypal, your practitioner rate reduces to £45. This reflects us saving money sending out reminders. Please note that you may cancel if you do not wish to re subscribe nearer the time. However it is not acceptable to sign up with the cheaper rate and then immediately cancel. If you do, then you will be given the option of paying the additional £5 and reverting to April-March membership, or your membership may be canceled and funds refunded. If this occurs then the direct debit facility offer will be withdrawn for that person.

Unsure if your award is to the required standard? Check whether the awarding body is accredited: Complete list of QCA approved awarding bodies HERE
To see if we will consider recognising a professional membership, please email us. Each individual application is considered on it's merits. HERE

We no longer accept postal applications. This is partly sue to the fact that cheques are no longer guaranteed by banks and we have had an unacceptable number of "bouncy" cheques. This is also due to an unacceptable number of items of post being lost by the Royal Mail. Therefore payment is now only permitted in advance via paypal. We have been forced to cancel our PO BOX address, since despite 3 years of complaints, the Royal Mail has failed to get the service working, but has still increased the cost from around £70 to £170 per year. We are looking into alternative providers at the moment (April 2011)

You can write to us at: SHTC Director Stuart Morgan-Ayrs, Salisbury Centre, 2 Salisbury Rd, Edinburgh, EH16 5AB
DO NOT send applications to this address, they will not be processed!

Payment options

Paypal payments sent to ayres@cheerful.com (paypal trading email).

Option 1: £50 payment until the end of March (membership runs April 1st to March 31st)

Option 2 - Rolling Practitioner membership

Cheaper direct debit subscription. This is at the reduced rate of £45 per year and runs from the date of subscription, giving you a full year each and every time. You may cancel this if you wish to un-subscribe, but if you do, you will be changed to the first option, as in member to the end of March. The £5 additional amount also will become due unless you are canceling in the final month of the membership period. This direct debit will auto-cancel after five years for your safety, and will need to be completed again at that time if membership is to continue.

Option 3 Student membership - single £10 payment

Questions and queries to the Director EMAIL HERE

Email any additional information such as copies of insurance or other certificates HERE