What is play therapy? About therapy Our member Susannah Bradley explains what a play therapist does and how play therapy can help
It changed my life Journals Published 17 Apr 2026 Open article: ‘Therapy helped me realise I was never at fault’. Therapy Today, May 2026.
How do individuals who grew up with a mother hospitalised for complex emotional needs (CEN) make sense of their own mental health and wellbeing? Research Published 14 Oct 2026 Updated 14 Oct 2026 Research by Molly King
How to help your teenager cope with exam stress News Published 20 May 2025 Our members share advice to help parents and teens during exam season
Safeguarding and protecting people BACP’s work to protect the public and to maintain public confidence in the profession is at the heart of everything we do.
“School counselling is one of the most crucial things we can invest time, money and effort in” News Published 3 Feb 2025 Watch Deputy Head Teacher Sanchita Chaudhary talk about the impact of school counselling
Adoption law within the counselling professions in Scotland GPiA 025 Good practice Published 31 Dec 2017 Good Practice in Action legal resource covering working with children and young people. Last reviewed September 2025. PDF download
Thinking about therapy? About therapy If you're not sure whether therapy could help, what type of therapy you need, or how to find a safe and effective therapist, we'll help you find the information you need.
Hiding and being found Journals Published 30 Nov 2023 Emma Loker suggests that hide-and-seek is a powerful resource in the counselling room which illustrates a child’s early attachments and offers opportunities for reparation. BACP Children, Young People and Families, December 2023
Children should not have to reach crisis point before they can get mental health support News Published 2 Sep 2026 Our response to new figures showing a 36% rise in mental health-related A&E attendances among children and young people