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Abuse can take many forms and anyone can be a victim. BACP member Natasha Clewley explains what is abuse and how counselling can help.

Judgment is a factor in both cognitivist and psychoanalytic theory and, rather than standing poles apart, a cognitivist and a Freudian perspective have something of value to offer each other, argues Neill Bartlett. Private Practice, June 2023

Catch up with the latest BACP news and resources. Private Practice, March 2024

'Divisional members voted on neurodiversity as the theme [for the BACP CYPF Conference], and this is a great opportunity for the Executive Committee and divisional members to work together to implement BACP’s equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) strategy'. BACP Children, Young People and Families, December 2023

Good Practice in Action legal resource covering working with children and young people. Last reviewed January 2026. PDF download

Food for the future - Nourishment and its therapeutic value... Spiritual identity - Reflective exercises for practitioners... Epilepsy and the transpersonal - Research into anomalous experiences

As a member of the Partnership of Counselling and Psychotherapy Bodies (PCPB), BACP has been involved in the development of new Staying Safe from Suicide guidance from NHS England.

Sandi Mann explores the impact and learning points related to mass mental health trauma support. BACP Workplace, April 2024

Open article: Alan McPherson looks at the evidence that we’re closing the research - practice gap in our profession - and why it matters. Therapy Today, March 2025.

Neuroscientific research can help us to understand the therapeutic effects of music, as Leigh Riby explains. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2024.