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BACP accreditation demonstrates that a service provider offers an accountable, ethical, professional and responsive service to clients, staff, volunteers and stakeholders.

Open article: Alba Carod writes about how working with astrology and dream symbols can offer clients a symbolic path to transformation. Thresholds, July 2026.

Open article: Dr Heather Sutherland shares a personal reflection on ‘mental health’ as a labelled issue of concern in UK higher education institutions. University and College Counselling, May 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.

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

Our members reflect on latest NHS data

Our professional conduct procedure provides an open and transparent way for clients or other members to raise complaints against a BACP member

Our recommended training routes to ensure you gain the skills and experience to practise competently and safely.

Our members share the emotional impact of a cancer diagnosis, the impact it has on families, and how therapy can help