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This paper offers a series of propositions about how power has been deployed in the field of UK psycho-practice and draws conclusions about the value of statutory regulation of psychotherapy. The failure by organizations pursuing statutory regulation to engage with dissent is examined and some of the elements of this dissent are outlined. The coercive nature of the power relations intrinsic to statutory regulation are evaluated with regard to their effects on client welfare.
Chaos combines order and irregularity in a subtle way… Too much order is bad for you!… Living on the edge of chaos is the best place to be if you want to live a creative life. (Goodwin 1997)