Professional Review Standards

How professional approval and evidence-aligned content review works on Anxiety Fitness.

What we accept (high level)

Anxiety Fitness accepts evidence-informed mental health education grounded in established approaches (such as CBT- and ACT-informed principles) and reviewed by accredited, registered professionals.

Professional approval is based on verifiable registration or licensure with recognized regulators or professional bodies in the practitioner's jurisdiction.

Professional Application Policy

We approve professionals whose credentials can be verified against recognized regulatory bodies, statutory registers, or established professional accreditation bodies.

We review for verifiability, safety, and platform fit.

Accepted Bodies (Examples, not exhaustive)

United Kingdom

HCPC
BABCP
BACP
UKCP
NMC (relevant mental health roles)
GMC (doctors / psychiatrists)
Social Work England
BPS (supporting evidence/context; not always a regulator)

United States

State psychology boards
State counseling boards (LPC / LMHC / LCPC, etc.)
State social work boards (LCSW / LICSW, etc.)
State marriage & family therapy boards (LMFT)
State addiction/substance use counseling boards (where applicable)
Medical boards (psychiatrists / physicians)
Nursing boards (relevant psychiatric roles)
APA / NASW / NBCC as supporting professional context (not substitutes for licensure)

We also accept equivalent regulators and recognized professional bodies in other jurisdictions where credentials can be independently checked.

What we may request

Legal name (as registered)
Registration/license number
Issuing body / regulator
Jurisdiction
Public registry profile URL (preferred)
Expiry/renewal date (if applicable)
Supporting documents by email where no public link is available

Not sufficient on its own

Lived experience alone
Self-issued certifications
Unverifiable training certificates
Social media audience size
Unverifiable directory listings

Internal Reviewer Standard (Content)

We maintain a separate internal reviewer standard used by accredited, registered professionals within the Anxiety Fitness team when reviewing content for quality, clarity, and safety.

This includes the core review standard, commonly accepted approaches, red flags, and review-priority criteria for the current phased review model.

Read the Internal Reviewer Standard

Content Review , Internal Reviewer Standard and Professional Agreement.