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Mental Health and Wellbeing Therapist network application

Bupa Mental Health and Wellbeing Therapist Network

Thank you for your interest in joining the Bupa Mental Health and Wellbeing (MHW) Therapist Network.

Following feedback from mental health therapists, professional bodies and customers, we have improved our approach to delivering mental health services.

To support this we have established a network of qualified and experienced mental health therapists, who meet Bupa criteria and are accredited by, or registered with, appropriate bodies. Bupa members requiring access to talking therapies now need to seek treatment from these therapists in order to make a claim.

We are enhancing the services we offer therapists who join the network to include a dedicated support team, faster bill payment via our secure Providers Online website and less administration.

We are also looking at how we might offer you more support in the future, for example by increasing opportunities to promote your practice to Bupa members online.

To apply to join the MHW network please complete our online application form. Information to help you is available below and in documents you will find at each step of the application process. Please note that the application process is for individual therapists and each therapist in a practice must have their own individual recognition.

Bupa MHW Therapist Network Entry Criteria

The criteria to join the MHW therapist network fall into three areas: professional, customer service and administrative. Here is a list of the principal professional criteria:

Counsellors, psychotherapists and CBT practitioners: must be accredited with BACP, UKCP, BPC or BABCP and have at least five years’ experience in practice.

Psychologists: must be registered with HPC. They must also be a chartered psychologist for at least five years.

All therapists: must have Personal Professional Indemnity Insurance for their private practice and must have had an enhanced CRB disclosure check within the last year. They must undergo regular supervision, preferably with an accredited supervisor.

We ask that our members receive therapy which is time limited and guided by the supporting evidence and research. It should focus on supporting acute clinical need and helping to prevent relapse. However it is expected to be limited in duration and short term. We do not fund therapy for chronic conditions or ongoing maintenance / monitoring of a condition.

More detail about how to apply online can be found in the guide and on the application form.

The next application period to join the network will reopen in June 2011.

How to apply

The online application form is easy to use and can be accessed from any computer’s internet browser. The software does not reside on personal computers and the exchange of all information is performed electronically.

We anticipate that completing the application form will take up to an hour, depending on the complexity of your practice.

If you are unable to complete your application in one session you can return to it later using the same computer and log on details.

Please follow the four steps below:Show all

Step 1) Read background and application information Hide

Please read the guide to Bupa’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Therapist Network (pdf, 213kb) and questions and answers (pdf, 69kb). These will give you more information about the network, what we offer, and what we ask of you.

Step 2) Terms for Bupa’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Therapist Network Hide

Please review the Terms (pdf, 67kb) for providing therapies to Bupa members. By submitting your application, you confirm your acceptance of these.

Step 3) Information you will need Hide

Completing your application will be quicker and easier if you have the following information handy before you start:

  • details of your professional qualifications, including most recent certifications to practise
  • details of the clinical conditions you treat
  • details of the therapeutic approach you use routinely in your sessions
  • details of your supervisor
  • information about the days and times you will make available for sessions with Bupa members
  • the name and address of the therapy room(s) you use
  • an indication of the additional capacity you may have to see our members beyond your current levels of practice
Step 4) Apply Hide

Please click on this link to access the Application Form, which should be completed for your private practice only.

Once you have completed and submitted your online application, we will email you to let you know that we have received it.

  • *Calls may be recorded and may be monitored. Local call charges apply. Charges from some providers may vary. At busy times, you may prefer to send us an email requesting us to call you back later.

    General
    By completing the application form and returning it to us, you are making an application to us to join the network. This requires our acceptance of your application and you agreeing to the network’s terms.

    As you might expect, we are not obliged to consider any application where we consider the applicant to have directly or indirectly obtained confidential information from any member of staff or representative of Bupa.

    Confidentiality
    We will only use the information submitted to us as part of this process for the purposes of this application Please note that any information provided to you pursuant to, or in response to, your application will be commercially confidential and must not be disclosed by you to any third party.

Still need help?

  • Telephone

    If you have any questions or would like more help please call us on

    0845 600 5961*

    Lines are open between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.

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