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Qualifications and practitioner review

 

How we review practitioners—and the limits of our review

Before adding a practitioner to The Therapy Collective directory, an organiser meets individually with them, online or in person. We discuss their professional background, experience, preferred client groups, proposed services and connection to serving people in Germany.

We also review copies of relevant qualification certificates, checking that the name and qualification details are consistent with the information the practitioner has provided. This is a document review: we do not independently authenticate certificates with awarding institutions or check professional registration against official registers.

The Therapy Collective is a directory and multidisciplinary community of independent practitioners, not a professional regulator or accreditation body. Services are provided by the individual practitioners, not by the Collective. Our introductory meeting and document review do not amount to clinical accreditation or a guarantee of the quality, suitability or safety of a practitioner’s services.

 

Qualifications, registration and ongoing practice

Professional qualifications, registration and permission to practise vary by profession and country. A qualification or registration from one country does not necessarily establish permission to provide the same services in another.

Practitioners are responsible for maintaining any registration or permission required for their services and for meeting applicable professional standards, including continuing professional development requirements. The Collective does not continuously monitor each practitioner’s registration, professional development or day-to-day practice. Our initial review should therefore not be understood as ongoing confirmation of their professional status.

We value opportunities for members to learn from one another within a multidisciplinary community. Participation in that community does not replace professional registration, supervision or continuing professional development where these are applicable.

 

Choosing a practitioner

We encourage you to ask a practitioner about their qualifications, current registration where applicable, and experience relevant to your needs. When choosing support for a child or vulnerable adult, you can also ask how they approach safeguarding, consent, confidentiality and professional boundaries.

Where an official professional register is available, it can help you check current registration status. Registration is one source of information; it does not, on its own, establish that someone is suitable for your particular needs.

If you would like help finding a relevant professional body or understanding information on a listing, please contact us. We will explain what we have reviewed and the limits of that review.

 

Questions or concerns

If you have a question or a concern about information on a listing or a practitioner’s conduct, please email therapycollectiveingermany@gmail.com.

In your initial message, please keep details brief and avoid including sensitive personal information or information that identifies a child or client. If further information is needed, we can discuss an appropriate way to share it.

 

The Collective is run by volunteers alongside their professional work. This inbox is not continuously monitored, and a response may take a week or longer. We can consider concerns relating to directory listings, but we are not a professional regulator or an emergency service. Contacting us does not replace reporting a concern to an appropriate professional regulator or statutory authority.

 

If someone is in immediate danger, do not wait for our response. Contact local emergency services—112 in Germany and throughout the EU.

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Thank you for taking the time to read about our review process and its limits.

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