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Open article: Lowri Dowthwaite writes about an innovative project that focuses on increasing wellbeing and happiness among IAPT staff. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, October 2016

Lou Lebentz sets out her trauma-informed model for working with body dysmorphia. Thresholds, April 2023

Open article: Penelope Campling draws on her experience with frontline clinicians in the NHS to suggest how we can offer psychological support to healthcare workers. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, July 2023

Information, statistics and expert views about the counselling professions

New BACP accreditation routes opening February 2026 after SCoPEd transition period.

Empathy in cinematic perspective: Exploring human connection through 'Cow' and the Rogerian lens. BACP member blogs

Open article: Counselling people who have experienced domestic abuse requires a structured approach that understands the risks, challenges and complexities, writes Dr Craig Newman. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, July 2025.

Coach, trainer and consultant Nick Wright draws on his own experiences and abiding faith in God to explore how we can support our clients through existential coaching. Coaching Today, April 2024.

Tonia Anderson and Dr Gina Wong believe that pre-operative counselling could prevent pain chronicity, by identifying the psychological and social factors that influence pain management and recovery. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, January 2023