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Good Practice in Action commonly asked questions resource on working in private practice. Last reviewed September 2023. PDF download

Our BACP president Lynne Gabriel explores the impact of Labour’s historic victory on counselling and psychotherapy. BACP staff blog

Open article: Susie Masterson on whether artificial intelligence can replace human thinking, and, more importantly for our profession, human experience. Private Practice, March 2026.

Open article: Therapists on social media platforms can inadvertently find themselves becoming mental health influencers, says Ella White. Therapy Today, April 2025.

Sarah Millward explores how therapists handle confidentiality for children and young people in counselling. Guidance for parents on consent, data rights, and therapist communication. BACP Get help with counselling concerns blog

Dementia: caring for the couple. Plus... Alzheimer's and loss: A personal perspective on the emotional impact of dementia... Acting out: How drama workshops support people with young-onset dementia... Up the garden path: Gardening can have a positive effect on our mental wellbeing.

Shared experience: The impact of the pandemic on therapy. Plus... Counselling older people... The future of AI... Setting out in private practice

AI at work: Am I still needed? Also in this issue: The interview: My workplace // Research: The hidden cost of embitterment at work // Practice: Teaching: signposting skills // The impact of AI on people at work. BACP Workplace, April 2026.

When it’s time for goodbye: Integrating a range of therapeutic models to create positive endings in child therapy... Plus: On their own terms ... Intersectionality in practice... Trans teens at the tabletop... Gender stereotypes. BACP Children, Young People & Familes, December 2025.

‘People who are stuck on waiting lists or unable to access care need urgent action, not more delays and empty promises’. Regular column from Matthew Smith-Lilley. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2023