How do counsellors with a personal faith experience navigating congruence when working with clients’ spirituality and religious beliefs, where these differ from the counsellor’s own? Research Published 26 Jun 2026 Updated 26 Jun 2026 Research by Heidi Horn
Investing in school counsellors should no longer be a debate News Published 23 Sep 2020 Rachael Nevin-Lewis talks about her experience of being a 'pilot' school counsellor and how we need to invest in a longer term commitment.
Spiritually ambivalent therapist: The antidote Journals Published 10 Jul 2023 José Luis Leal writes about how being present in the world can help in a spiritual crisis. Thresholds, July 2023
Does Mismatching Matter? A Study Investigating the Impact of Therapist-Client Personality Similarity on the Therapeutic Alliance Research Published 2 Jul 2026 Updated 3 Jul 2026 Research by Helen Wall
It changed my life Journals Published 20 Jun 2025 Open article: ‘Therapy helped me confront my anger’. Therapy Today, July-August 2025.
Reflecting on 5 Years Joanna Holmes reflects on five years leading BACP’s CYPF policy work, UK achievements, and her new focus on safeguarding. BACP staff blogs.
"The need and demand for intervention is high" News Published 16 Mar 2021 Our member Rachael Nevin-Lewis shares her experience of being a school counsellor as the classrooms fill up again
Notes from the Chair of research SIG: Supporting counselling practitioners' wellbeing Journals Published 26 May 2023 'Practitioners' wellbeing is influenced by multiple factors, and shared responsibility for service and client outcomes'. Regular column from Afra Turner. University and College Counselling, May 2023
Thresholds, July 2023 Journals Published 10 Jul 2023 Reclaiming identity... Building trust... Analogies in therapy
Understanding shame from the perspective of a therapist Research Published 19 May 2020 Updated 15 Apr 2025 Poster presentation by David Gwynant Hughes