Counsellors Accreditation Status
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) requires named counsellors to be accredited or working towards accreditation. It is increasingly important for clients and colleagues in the multidisciplinary team and the regulatory body, the HFEA, to know exactly what level of knowledge and experience in this specialist field counsellors have.
In order to achieve this level of transparency and protection for our clients, BICA has defined the categories of accreditation. The following table, lists all BICA members whom are Accredited or Senior Accredited and all those registered as working towards their accreditation.
Accredited Member of BICA [AMBICA] This category of membership is the minimum expected from practising infertility counsellors, and is open to those who meet several criteria; these include supervision, stated levels of infertility practice, indemnity insurance, assessed profile of practice, and required CPD [continued professional development]. Practice is assessed in conjunction with accreditation by another national counselling body, plus training and experience in specialised infertility counselling.
Senior Accredited Member of BICA [SAMBICA] One who is an accredited member of BICA who also –
either holds the Infertility Counselling Award [this is no longer awarded]
or submits a portfolio of evidence of infertility counselling practice at a senior, experienced level, which demonstrates a theoretically informed understanding of infertility counselling and the skills to lead and advise others on the specialist skills and knowledge of this field.
Registered as working towards Accreditation A member of BICA who is working towards accreditation should formally register. The HFEA requires named counsellors to be either accredited or ‘working towards accreditation’. It is expected those working towards will submit an application before the expiry date of their registration.
- All
- Registered as working towards Accreditation
- Accredited Member of BICA
- Senior Accredited Member of BICA
- Reaccreditation
| Name | Membership ID | Membership Status | Start Date | Expiry Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isma Ahmed | M100305 | Register as working towards accreditation | 13/09/2023 | 13/09/2025 |
| Gill Aldridge | M10371 | AMBICA | 22/08/2018 | 22/08/2024 |
| Lisa Allison | M100312 | Register as working towards accreditation | 07/11/2023 | 07/11/2025 |
| Karen Aspden | M100201 | Register as working towards accreditation | 15/05/2023 | 15/05/2025 |
| Elise Atkinson Abreu | M10015 | AMBICA | 27/07/2011 | 30/04/2024 |
| SIMONE ATTARD | M10315 | Register as working towards accreditation | 06/05/2019 | 06/05/2025 |
| Andrea Bassett | M100285 | Register as working towards accreditation | 08/11/2023 | 08/11/2025 |
| Rebecca Bauer | M100219 | Register as working towards accreditation | 20/06/2022 | 20/06/2024 |
| Jemma Bennett | M1315 | AMBICA | 28/06/2021 | 28/06/2024 |
| Lesley Benzie | M11091 | AMBICA | 22/05/2018 | 22/05/2024 |
| Francine Blanchet | M10352 | AMBICA | 03/11/2019 | 02/01/2027 |
| Jane Boden | M10062 | SAMBICA | 26/03/2010 | 30/04/2025 |
| Heather Bonfield | M1314 | AMBICA | 01/02/2020 | 01/02/2026 |
| Zoe Boylan | M100281 | Register as working towards accreditation | 23/01/2024 | 23/01/2026 |
| Ann Bracken | M10250 | AMBICA | 22/07/2013 | 01/04/2026 |
| Chris Bulmer | M10183 | AMBICA | 22/05/2013 | 30/04/2026 |
| Daniel Burbidge | M100066 | AMBICA | 12/03/2024 | 12/03/2027 |
| TRACEY burns | M100218 | Register as working towards accreditation | 09/11/2022 | 09/11/2024 |
| Tracey Chester | M10086 | AMBICA | 05/12/2016 | 25/11/2025 |
| Anne Chien | M10153 | AMBICA | 17/01/2014 | 17/01/2026 |
| Jennifer Chilcott | M100106 | AMBICA | 18/08/2021 | 18/08/2026 |
| Miriam Christie | M100179 | Register as working towards accreditation | 25/03/2024 | 25/03/2026 |
| Carolyn Cohen | M10149 | AMBICA | 08/08/2011 | 30/04/2024 |
| Sophie Cox | M10122 | AMBICA | 11/03/2011 | 30/04/2026 |
| Ann Curley | M00321 | Reaccreditation | 01/04/2010 | 30/04/2025 |
| Suzanne Dark | M10128 | SAMBICA | 26/08/2010 | 13/07/2026 |
| Theresa Davies | M100119 | AMBICA | 22/01/2024 | 22/01/2027 |
| Lesley Delaney | M100154 | Register as working towards accreditation | 29/04/2021 | 29/04/2025 |
| Elizabeth Dundewey | M100248 | Register as working towards accreditation | 04/05/2023 | 04/05/2025 |
| Denise Durham | M100155 | AMBICA | 17/08/2023 | 17/08/2026 |
| Alison Elliot | M11087 | AMBICA | 21/05/2019 | 21/05/2025 |
| Adrienne Eyre | M100083 | AMBICA | 01/04/2024 | 01/04/2027 |
| Jacqueline Feld | M10150 | Reaccreditation | 29/04/2008 | 30/04/2027 |
| Jamie Forster | M100024 | AMBICA | 18/04/2023 | 18/07/2026 |
| Liz Fowles | M10979 | AMBICA | 17/10/2018 | 17/10/2024 |
| Astrid Gibbs | M100181 | Register as working towards accreditation | 18/11/2021 | 31/05/2024 |
| Patricia Gilbert | M10225 | AMBICA | 10/05/2010 | 30/04/2026 |
| Ophra Gilead | M10077 | SAMBICA | 18/11/2005 | 30/04/2024 |
| Gabrielle Goad | M100048 | AMBICA | 08/06/2015 | 30/04/2027 |
| Mollie Graneek | M10075 | AMBICA | 04/01/2012 | 30/04/2027 |
| Beverley Green | M100333 | Register as working towards accreditation | 14/03/2024 | 14/03/2026 |
| Christine Grimsby | M100267 | Register as working towards accreditation | 15/12/2023 | 15/12/2025 |
| Norah Harding | M10108 | Reaccreditation | 18/10/2012 | 30/04/2027 |
| Emma Harris | M100123 | AMBICA | 28/01/2024 | 28/01/2027 |
| Gosia Heeley | M10089 | AMBICA | 17/05/2010 | 30/04/2026 |
| Sandra Hewett | M10341 | AMBICA | 09/05/2019 | 09/05/2025 |
| Jayne Hill | M100145 | Register as working towards accreditation | 03/10/2022 | 03/10/2024 |
| Andrea Hollinghurst | M11074 | AMBICA | 15/09/2019 | 30/09/2025 |
| Deborah Howe | M11019 | AMBICA | 10/09/2021 | 10/09/2024 |
| Catherine Hughes | M10277 | AMBICA | 31/07/2018 | 31/07/2024 |
| Jennifer Hunt | M10291 | SAMBICA | 24/09/2001 | 30/04/2024 |
| Victoria Jeffries | M100225 | Register as working towards accreditation | 22/06/2022 | 22/06/2024 |
| Leila Jones | M100256 | Register as working towards accreditation | 09/02/2023 | 09/02/2025 |
| Rosanne Joseph-Horne | M1302 | AMBICA | 29/01/2021 | 13/03/2025 |
| Lawrence Kilshaw | M100122 | Register as working towards accreditation | 08/10/2020 | 21/02/2025 |
| Hannah Kimberlin | M100040 | AMBICA | 01/05/2022 | 01/05/2025 |
| Karen King | M1295 | AMBICA | 30/06/2020 | 30/06/2026 |
| Louise Kyffin | M100173 | Register as working towards accreditation | 01/08/2022 | 01/08/2024 |
| Patricia Lambert | M10078 | SAMBICA | 10/04/2014 | 10/04/2026 |
| Ruth Lancaster | M10116 | AMBICA | 30/04/2010 | 16/04/2026 |
| Kate Linton | M1306 | AMBICA | 20/01/2023 | 20/01/2026 |
| Gisela Lockie | M10154 | AMBICA | 21/08/2014 | 20/08/2026 |
| Beverley Loftus | M10131 | Reaccreditation | 23/08/2011 | 01/05/2027 |
| Rhiannon Lord-Thomas | M100284 | Register as working towards accreditation | 26/02/2024 | 26/02/2026 |
| Sean Lowden | M100236 | Register as working towards accreditation | 19/02/2024 | 19/02/2026 |
| Alejandra Lozada Andrade | M100240 | Register as working towards accreditation | 22/09/2022 | 22/09/2024 |
| Mischa Mack | M100307 | Register as working towards accreditation | 19/10/2023 | 19/10/2025 |
| Louise Magee | M100008 | AMBICA | 07/08/2023 | 07/08/2026 |
| Susanne Maher | M100301 | Register as working towards accreditation | 04/01/2024 | 04/01/2026 |
| Emma Marshall | M100206 | Register as working towards accreditation | 25/04/2023 | 25/04/2025 |
| Wendy Martin | M10088 | AMBICA | 31/03/2010 | 30/04/2026 |
| Pam Mather | M10323 | AMBICA | 31/12/2011 | 30/04/2024 |
| Kelly McAvoy | M100322 | Register as working towards accreditation | 02/01/2024 | 02/01/2026 |
| Hayley McCann | M10292 | Reaccreditation | 31/01/2021 | 01/02/2027 |
| Mary McCann | M10074 | AMBICA | 01/04/2010 | 30/04/2025 |
| Gerry McCluskey | M10104 | AMBICA | 06/04/2011 | 30/04/2026 |
| Patricia McCrystal | M10226 | AMBICA | 25/10/2010 | 30/04/2026 |
| Caroline McLean | M10051 | Reaccreditation | 09/05/2008 | 30/04/2027 |
| Joanna Miller | M10067 | AMBICA | 01/04/2012 | 30/04/2025 |
| Melanie Molloy | M100222 | Register as working towards accreditation | 08/11/2022 | 08/11/2024 |
| Hannah Moon | M100292 | Register as working towards accreditation | 03/02/2024 | 03/02/2026 |
| Susan Moore | M10117 | AMBICA | 03/06/2010 | 30/04/2025 |
| Diane Norbury | M11009 | AMBICA | 09/03/2016 | 06/04/2026 |
| Theresa O'Connell | M10334 | AMBICA | 01/11/2013 | 30/04/2026 |
| Janet Owen | M10044 | AMBICA | 26/08/2010 | 30/04/2026 |
| Vicky Parkin | M10013 | AMBICA | 01/04/2010 | 30/04/2025 |
| Angela Pericleous-Smith | M100015 | AMBICA | 09/12/2011 | 30/04/2027 |
| Deborah Petrou | M100033 | AMBICA | 13/01/2024 | 13/01/2027 |
| Ruth Phillips | M10331 | AMBICA | 23/08/2015 | 20/08/2024 |
| Angela Plant | M100102 | AMBICA | 26/07/2023 | 26/07/2026 |
| Marie Prince | M1299 | AMBICA | 02/10/2023 | 02/10/2026 |
| Jocelyn Proctor | M100163 | Register as working towards accreditation | 24/01/2023 | 24/01/2025 |
| Dinah Purton | M11014 | AMBICA | 02/10/2021 | 02/10/2024 |
| Stephanie Maria Quinn | M100247 | Register as working towards accreditation | 21/02/2023 | 21/02/2025 |
| Julie Reiling | M100051 | AMBICA | 17/09/2023 | 17/09/2026 |
| Claude Rennert | M10011 | Reaccreditation | 27/03/2009 | 30/04/2027 |
| Jackie Riley | M10060 | AMBICA | 13/07/2011 | 30/04/2024 |
| Lucy Roberts | M100274 | Register as working towards accreditation | 12/05/2023 | 12/05/2025 |
| Sharon Rodden | M10143 | AMBICA | 26/07/2017 | 26/07/2026 |
| Helen Rowland | M100006 | AMBICA | 03/07/2019 | 20/02/2026 |
| Alison Ruddell | M11106 | AMBICA | 17/09/2023 | 17/09/2026 |
| Anthony Ryb | M10276 | AMBICA | 30/07/2019 | 30/07/2025 |
| Tracey Jane Sainsbury | M100045 | AMBICA | 20/12/2014 | 06/12/2026 |
| Malcolm Scott | M11138 | AMBICA | 12/03/2024 | 12/03/2027 |
| Cheryl Simpson | M10133 | AMBICA | 28/07/2014 | 28/07/2026 |
| Mary-Anne Singh | M10068 | AMBICA | 09/06/2017 | 14/06/2026 |
| Caroline Spencer | M10964 | AMBICA | 09/05/2021 | 09/05/2024 |
| Carys Staton | M100295 | Register as working towards accreditation | 18/08/2023 | 18/08/2025 |
| Caroline Stewart | M10192 | AMBICA | 20/02/2023 | 20/02/2026 |
| Jackie Stewart | M10191 | AMBICA | 01/09/2014 | 30/08/2026 |
| Lucy Sumner | M100128 | Register as working towards accreditation | 03/01/2024 | 03/01/2026 |
| Helen Swords | M10106 | AMBICA | 31/10/2011 | 30/04/2024 |
| Karen Taylor | M10095 | AMBICA | 28/02/2011 | 30/04/2026 |
| Mo Thomas | M10218 | AMBICA | 31/10/2011 | 30/04/2024 |
| Anna Urbanska | M100039 | AMBICA | 07/02/2019 | 07/12/2025 |
| Mary van Eker | M10214 | AMBICA | 28/10/2011 | 30/04/2024 |
| Ruth Wilde | M10036 | AMBICA | 05/10/2011 | 30/04/2024 |
| Samantha Williams | M100277 | Register as working towards accreditation | 13/06/2023 | 13/06/2025 |
