Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care

We want Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to be a protected profession.

Closed 209 signatures

What the petition asks

To put this into legislation
Some people are saying that they do CBT when they can not. CBT is a highly effective treatment for anxiety disorders. Not protecting the name means the public will be out at risk.

Timeline

16 Aug 2022 Petition opened for signatures
2 Mar 2023 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 209
Status Closed
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 16 Aug 2022
Closed 2 Mar 2023

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.