NCPS said in Feb 2026 to a participant:
“By completing this course you would be equipped to work with couples. To ensure you are working ethically you would also need confirmation from your supervisor that they would be happy to support you in this work and that it is within your capabilities. You would be able to begin working with couples once your Supervisor is happy that you have the skills to carry this work out.
Not all training providers are listed with all registers. If you are completing the online version of this course it would not gain you entry to our register.”
In other words, they agree you can see couples having completed this workshop, but in order to join their Relationship Therapist Register you are required to attend an in person training, rather than an online training such as this one.
COSRT
Those wanting to apply to COSRT under their Relationship Therapy register will need to do one of the COSRT accredited courses in Relationship Therapy (see NAOS as one route for this https://www.naos-institute.com/training). Or participants can use the portfolio route, in which they demonstrate equivalence. That entails attending a Post Graduate, level 7 training (our Certificate In Working with Couples are not at Level 7) plus 100 clinical Relationship Therapy hours with a COSRT Accredited Supervisor, plus completing a case study at level 7.
For Clarity: re our Certificate in Working With Couples
Both NCPS and COSRT agree that this 6 modular online training is sufficient training for a qualified one-to-one therapist to work with couples. NCIP, BACP and UKCP also agree that the Certificate Training in Working with Couples is suffient for you to advertise and practice as a couples therapist.