IACP and BACP recognition of accreditation BACP and the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP) have a connection with each other’s counsellor and psychotherapist accreditation schemes.
Influencing decision makers Working with politicians and decision makers from all four nations to support them to understand the positive changes that counselling and therapy makes to people's lives.
A fair, inclusive and diverse profession. News Published 12 Feb 2025 BACP’s Senior Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Lead, Aseia Rafique shares more about the importance of EDI at BACP and the ways in which we’re working towards further developing a fair, inclusive and diverse profession. BACP staff blogs.
It changed my life Journals Published 22 Nov 2024 Open article: ‘Therapy helped me climb out of the black hole of depression’. Therapy Today, December 2024/January 2025.
Types of therapy About therapy An A-Z list of the different approaches, modalities or ways of working within counselling and psychotherapy.
Competence News Published 20 May 2024 Sarah Millward explores the ethical considerations involved in psychotherapy, and the steps therapists can take to ensure the best possible care for their clients. BACP Get help with counselling concerns blog
Policy briefing: Sending a message to government Journals Published 21 Jan 2020 In his regular column Matthew Smith-Lilley says the recent election presents us all with the opportunity to send every MP the clear message that counselling changes lives. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, January 2020
Hidden scars from afar Journals Published 18 Mar 2024 Open article: In a world where the impact of global conflicts spans continents, Nickan Arzpeyma writes of the need to recognise and address the implicit and explicit repercussions of war. Private Practice, March 2024.
BACP Universities and Colleges division BACP UC is a specialist division for those involved in the management and delivery of counselling services in FE and HE.
The Dislocated Client: What is the experience of psychodynamic therapists working with clients who moved frequently in childhood? A Reflexive Thematic Analysis Research Published 4 Mar 2026 Updated 4 Mar 2026 Research by Tansy Parkinson