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Autism specialist and our member Lisa McAnish, who is also autistic, discusses autism and explains how counselling can help.

Find out what counsellors and psychotherapists do, where they work and how you can become a therapist.

‘The past year has been challenging for our profession, with fractious and divisive dynamics playing out’. Therapy Today, February 2024

‘I’m a firm believer that challenging times are best handled with collaboration, cooperation and teamwork.’ BACP Workplace, January 2023

Pete English discusses the important role of school counsellors for children's mental health

Psychotherapist Laura McCarthy explores domestic abuse and the mental health crisis: why Recovery is being overlooked. BACP member blogs.

Open article: Psychotherapist, coach, supervisor and former Chair of BACP Coaching, Lucy Myers, outlines the history and current practice of therapeutically informed coaching, and offers guidance for dual-trained practitioners. Coaching Today, October 2024

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We’re talking to employers about counselling and mental health at a major national conference

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