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We’re campaigning for a paid counsellor to be in every secondary school, academy and FE college in England

To enable previous or current senior accredited members (awarded prior to 2023) to move to our revised senior accredited membership category, where they have the skills, knowledge and training to do so.

What is an eating disorder? What are the signs? Why do they develop, and how can counselling help? BACP-accredited therapist and eating disorders specialist Harriet Frew shares her expertise.

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'I caught a glimpse of what an intrinsically rewarding career might look like and I resolved to find out what might be involved in training to be a therapist.' University and College Counselling, March 2023

In men, isolation can manifest differently due to societal and cultural factors.

Open article: Catherine Jackson explores what the person-centred approach has to offer clients and therapists today. Therapy Today, June 2024

'Anyone that describes their counselling training as easy is most likely lying. One of my best friends who I met on my training course and I used to describe the experience as the best and worst years of your life – the sentiment is still true to this today.' A conversation with Safaa Ramadan. University and College Counselling, March 2024

Featuring 'People Not Pathology: freeing therapy from the medical model', Pete Sanders and Janet Tolan (eds); 'Madness at the Movies: understanding mental illness through film', James Charmey(Johns Hopkins University Press); 'The Mystery of Emotions: seeking a theory of what we feel', RD Hinshelwood (Phoenix); 'Music Psychotherapy and Anxiety: social, community and clinical contexts', Rebecca Zarate(Jessica Kingsley Publishers); 'Supporting Research in Counselling and Psychotherapy: qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research', Sofie Bager-Charleson and Alistair McBeath; 'Man Kind: tools for mental health, well-being, and modernizing masculinity', Zachary Gerdes. Therapy Today, November 2023

Anxious & absent: How therapists can support the rising numbers of parents dealing with emotionally based school avoidance // Supporting resettled refugees // Growing up with dual heritage // Biphobia and bi-erasure // Diagnosis as a route to care. Therapy Today, June 2025