About the association

An independent
standard for the
helping professions.

IAPCCT is an independent professional body. We set the ethical standards, accredit the training programs, and credential the practitioners across coaching, counselling, therapy, and personal development. One mark your clients can rely on.
Our mission

Raise the standard of practice, and make quality easy to recognise.

We lead a global community of professionals who help people improve their lives, relationships and performance. Our job is to hold that community to a clear, published standard, and to make it simple for clients and organisations to tell genuine, committed practitioners apart.

We welcome professionals from different schools of thought and different disciplines. What unites members is a shared commitment to ethics, competence and continuing development.

What we are

A membership and standards body

We set the principles and standards, admit members who meet them, and maintain a public directory of members.

A membership and standards body

We set the principles and standards, admit members who meet them, and maintain a public directory of members.

A self-regulating community

Members agree to a code of ethics and a complaints procedure that can remove those who breach it.

What we are not

Not a training provider

We do not deliver the courses ourselves. Education is delivered by accredited providers and certifying institutes.

Not a guarantee of outcomes

A credential confirms that standards were met. Clients should still satisfy themselves that a professional suits their needs.

Not a government regulator

We are an independent professional body. Our authority comes from the standard we publish and enforce.

Our values

Five values underpin everything we do.

The IAPCCT exists to promote the positive benefits of coaching, NLP, emotional intelligence, counselling, therapy and neuroscience. A clear, strong set of values drives our mission and aims.

01
Collaboration

We advance the profession together, across disciplines, schools of thought and borders.

02
Contribution

We exist to make a positive, lasting difference to people, business and society.

03
Commitment

We hold ourselves to our principles, standards and continuing development.

04
Credibility

We earn trust through transparency, ethics and standards we actually enforce.

05
Consistency

We apply the same benchmarks to every member and every accredited program.

Governance

The board that assesses and upholds our standards.

IAPCCT accreditation and membership are reviewed by a panel of experienced trainers and coaches who understand the accreditation and verification process.

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Kyriakos Kofinas
Chair · Business & NLP Coach · Greece

A business coach within a global network of over 1,200 coaches across 85 countries, holding an MBA and an MSc in e-commerce and digital marketing.

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Michael Beale
Board · Master Coach, Licensed NLP Trainer · United Kingdom

One of the UK’s foremost NLP trainers, with 20+ years of business experience working with organisations including BT, 3M and B&Q.

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Evelyne Lo
Board · Master NLP Coach, Behavioural Specialist · France

Fifteen-plus years in leadership roles across banking and IT before coaching full time, now specialising in wellness and behavioural change.

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Ming Wei
Board · Master NLP Trainer & Coach · China

An experienced leadership coach and facilitator valued for analysing problems, resolving issues and equipping clients with practical tools.

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Dr. Vasudha D
Board · Business & Wellness Coach · United States

A business coach and sales and marketing expert giving strategic direction to entrepreneurs, with a clinical medicine background at Columbia University.

Represent the standard.

Become a member and join professionals in more than 40 countries.