Accredited ACAT Member Search

To check that a therapist offering cognitive analytic therapy is an accredited ACAT member, enter their name, membership number or location in the search box below.

This listing includes:

• all qualified cognitive analytic therapists 
• who are current ACAT members
• who are entitled to use the title 'CAT Therapist' or 'CAT Practitioner'*, and
• maintain requirements for accreditation with ACAT (i.e. adhering to ACAT's Code of Ethics and Practice Policy, supervision, continued professional development and insurance requirements).

Please note, ACAT is unable to oversee and regulate practice of non-members claiming to offer cognitive analytic therapy.

*Additional information about use of titles

Once a professional gains ACAT accreditation following completion of CAT Practitioner training

• providing they maintain ACAT membership and continue to fulfil any accreditation or membership criteria
• including meeting requirements for CPD, supervision and codes of practice
• they can use the title of "Psychological Therapist" as defined by the Centre for Workforce Intelligence (CfWI). 
• The CfWI's 2013 report confirmed ACAT's recognition as a training accreditation body for psychological therapists.
• CAT Therapists/Practitioners are also entitled to use the alternative title “CAT Therapist”, in line with the CfWI's approval of CAT Therapists/Practitioners as meeting the criteria for Psychological Therapists working in the NHS.

As from November 2024, NHS England recommended that

• the title CAT Practitioner should only be used by practitioners on this voluntary register of CAT Practitioners
• who have completed a recognised two-year training in Cognitive Analytic Therapy.

NHS England also recommended that to use this title, CAT Practitioners should also be on a statutory or PSA accredited register that covers delivery of CAT within the scope of practice.