
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
EBCC is dedicated to supporting European countries in their efforts to build the counseling profession.
Ensuring an overall access to quality counseling services to European citizens.


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.


Certified Supervision Professional (CSP)
Designed to equip helping professionals, managers or human resources specialists with the basic knowledge, skills and techniques of supervision.


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.

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.

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FUTURE Final National Event in Portugal
EBCC successfully hosted the FUTURE Final National Event in Portugal on November 19th, 2020! This national dissemination event “Promoting Innovative Career Guidance Services for Youth Generation Z” took place on...
Mental Health Connections: Counseling Across the Globe, 17-18 December, 2020
Mental Health Connections: Counseling Across the Globe International Conference As counselors and the counseling profession seek to respond to the challenges of the rapidly transforming needs of clients and...