'A perfect storm' - therapists reflect on reasons for rise in mental health issues News Published 4 Jul 2025 Our members reflect on latest NHS data
How we deal with complaints Our professional conduct procedure provides an open and transparent way for clients or other members to raise complaints against a BACP member
Training to become a therapist Our recommended training routes to ensure you gain the skills and experience to practise competently and safely.
Investigating secondary trauma in student placements: an exploratory study Research Published 10 May 2022 Updated 15 Apr 2025 Poster presentation by Diana Conroy, Toni-Marie Benaton, Ivana Babicova and Elizabeth Eate
When it’s time for goodbye Journals Published 8 Dec 2025 Open article: Dr Sonya Kurzweil integrates a range of therapeutic models in her guidelines for creating positive endings in child therapy. BACP Children, Young People and Families, December 2025.
The power of 'no' Journals Published 25 Oct 2024 Open article: What might be possible if only we said 'no'? The art and science of saying 'no' is a topic that intrigues Nicola Neath. She explores why so many of us struggle to say ‘no’ at work and how therapists can best support our clients (and ourselves) to use that two-lettered word more easily. BACP Workplace, October 2024.
The third age Journals Published 18 Mar 2024 Does old age have to be an awful period of exclusion or could it be a time for knowing what really matters? asks Jeff Weston. Private Practice, March 2024.
Dementia: caring for the couple Journals Published 25 Apr 2023 Open article: Andrew Balfour describes an intervention that recognises the importance of relationships and of working not only with people with dementia but also their partners. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2023
Could you write an article for BACP Workplace? Journals Published 17 Apr 2024 If you’ve been wondering whether writing an article for BACP Workplace is for you, Editor, Nicola Banning answers the questions that she is most often asked by therapists who are thinking about taking that first step. BACP Workplace, April 2024