The GCDF certification gave me strong competences and confidence that allow me to manage career issues in different contexts.

Catarina Ribeiro Pereira

GCDF Portugal, Coach and HR Specialist

CSP was an inspiring and challenging learning "experience". Must have been one of the best trainings and it exceeded my expectations.

Maria Koutsafti

MSc, GCDF Greece, CSP, Director Career Associates & NBCC Greece, Career Counselor

GCDF training brings insight and self-awareness, structure of the process and practice of the skills in the area of career development.

Dr. Ioana Manea Panc

GCDF Romania, Director University Titu Maiorescu Career Center

MHF is a great chance to learn how to be supportive as a layperson to clients in critical situations - and it works!

Dr. Barbara Weissbach

Former Director of NBCC Deutschland, General Manager of IUK Institut, Dortmund, Germany

Mission

EBCC is dedicated to supporting European countries in their efforts to build the counseling profession.

Vision

Ensuring an overall access to quality counseling services to European citizens.

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Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF)

GCDFs are highly qualified professionals that assist and support career informed decisions. GCDFs promote exploration and insight in building career plans and programs.

Improve your expertise with an empirically supported, practically enriched, globally recognized and locally adapted credential
Differentiate your services with a competitive credential and become an indispensable career specialist
Join a community of 30.000+ GCDF professionals in 23 countries
Promoted in Europe by EBCC and the Center for Credentialing and Education (CCE)

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Certified Supervision Professional (CSP)

Designed to equip helping professionals, managers or human resources specialists with the basic knowledge, skills and techniques of supervision.

Beneficial for both practitioners with no supervision experience and supervisors without prior training
Validate and enhance competences with an international curriculum and an immersive, practical training program
Promoted in Europe by EBCC and the Center for Credentialing and Education (CCE)

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Mental Health Facilitator (MHF)

A program that trains people outside the field of mental health in basic helping and referral skills to increase service capacity for meeting global mental health needs.

Benefit from a program developed in consultancy with the World Health Organization and implemented in 35 countries
Help reducing the gap between mental health care needs and resources around the globe by preparing individuals for a variety of basic mental health situations
Promoted in Europe by EBCC and the National Board for Certified Counselors Foundation (NBCCF)

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Our Work

EBCC advocates for the institution of the counseling profession in Europe, by promoting common professional and ethical standards of practice, through the establishment of credentialing programs that are meaningful and relevant to the communities they serve.

The GCDF certification gave me strong competences and confidence that allow me to manage career issues in different contexts.

Catarina Ribeiro Pereira

GCDF Portugal, Coach and HR Specialist

CSP was an inspiring and challenging learning "experience". Must have been one of the best trainings and it exceeded my expectations.

Maria Koutsafti

MSc, GCDF Greece, CSP, Director Career Associates & NBCC Greece, Career Counselor

GCDF training brings insight and self-awareness, structure of the process and practice of the skills in the area of career development.

Dr. Ioana Manea Panc

GCDF Romania, Director University Titu Maiorescu Career Center

MHF is a great chance to learn how to be supportive as a layperson to clients in critical situations - and it works!

Dr. Barbara Weissbach

Former Director of NBCC Deutschland, General Manager of IUK Institut, Dortmund, Germany

Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF)

Certified Supervision Professional (CSP)

Mental Health Facilitator (MHF)

Our Work

EBCC advocates for the institution of the counseling profession in Europe, by promoting common professional and ethical standards of practice, through the establishment of credentialing programs that are meaningful and relevant to the communities they serve.

News and Events

Free Event: 2025 European Mental Health Summit

2024 International Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF) Scholarship

2022 Global Capacity Building Conference

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