Our response to refreshed NHS 10-Year Workforce Plan for England News Published 14 Nov 2025 We’ve urged the Government to tap into the underutilised pool of counsellors and psychotherapists in England
Holding hope and complexity: Working with looked-after children Ailsa Smith Thompson explores Holding Hope: Therapy with Looked-After Children. BACP member blogs.
Trauma and PTSD About therapy What is trauma? What is PTSD? What are the signs? Why do they develop, and how can counselling help? BACP-accredited therapist and trauma specialist Dee Johnson shares her insight.
It changed my life Journals Published 20 Feb 2026 Open article: ‘Therapy was the first place I learned that I didn’t have to keep myself small’. Therapy Today, March 2026.
Social anxiety About therapy Our member Lou Baker explains what social anxiety is, how you can overcome a fear of social situations and how counselling can help you cope.
How bad does it have to be? News Published 28 Apr 2026 It’s a question many people of all ages carry secretly: ‘How bad does it have to be before I reach out for therapy?’ BACP member blogs.
The door is not neutral News Published 28 Jul 2026 Emma Wallen explores why Black clients calculate risk before reaching out to therapy and what genuine cultural competence demands from therapists and services. BACP member blogs.
Good research practice Research Published 23 Jun 2021 Updated 14 Oct 2026 A suite of presentations, panel discussions and member experience interviews to help you understand, undertake and use research to inform your practice.
Implementing routine outcome measures (ROMs) Good practice Published 31 Aug 2022 Practical advice and guidance to help you collect and analyse routine outcome measures in your practice
From the President Journals Published 21 Feb 2024 ‘Generating employment opportunities for counsellors and therapists is a topic close to my heart’. Therapy Today, March 2024