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This UK wide, expert by experience group is made up of practitioners from across the four nations who are interested in becoming more involved in our children, young people and families policy and campaign work.

'Anyone that describes their counselling training as easy is most likely lying. One of my best friends who I met on my training course and I used to describe the experience as the best and worst years of your life – the sentiment is still true to this today.' A conversation with Safaa Ramadan. University and College Counselling, March 2024

The invention of so-called ‘false memory syndrome’ undermined the credibility of both therapists and survivors of abuse, says Lynda Mia Thompson. Therapy Today, February 2023

Following the 100th anniversary of the publication of The Ego and the Id, Jay Beichman explores Freud’s continued influence today. Private Practice, March 2024.

Samantha Johnson examines the power of the transitional object as she reflects on her supervisor’s grief, and on grieving for her supervisor. BACP Children, Young People and Families, March 2023

We need a radical change in the way in which we think about anxiety, writes Emmy van Deurzen. Private Practice, December 2023

Open article: Black practitioners on progress, challenges, barriers and hope. Therapy Today, October 2025.

How can person-centred therapy equip clients to cope when trouble comes back? asks Campbell Purton. Therapy Today, April 2023

Open article: Amy Tarrant and Sue Noble look at how the younger generation are influencing transformative global change and demonstrate how we can use coaching to support them. Coaching Today, October 2023

At Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust, an acute hospital, a pilot training was designed to helpline managers support healthcare professionals with their mental health. The authors, Simon Pestell, Sarah Markham, Teresa Jennings, Kerri Featherstone and Gail Richardson share their findings. BACP Workplace, October 2023