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Open article: Therapy can help clients recognise the unexpected ways trauma shows up in their lives, says Philippa Smethurst. Therapy Today, December 2024/January 2025.

The figures are ‘encouraging’ but need to be treated with some caution

Pete Sanders argues that counselling can only change lives when it is freed from the medical model. Therapy Today, February 2023

We’re disappointed that the NI Executive's new spending priorities don't include mental health services

Therapy may not always be the answer. There may be a time when you or your loved ones are experiencing a mental health crisis and don’t know who to reach out to.

Our BACP president Lynne Gabriel explores the impact of Labour’s historic victory on counselling and psychotherapy. BACP staff blog

Open article: Rick Hughes interviews speakers and presenters involved in a recent outdoor personal and professional development event. University and College Counselling, September 2024.

Good Practice in Action fact sheet resource on breaks and endings. Last reviewed March 2024. PDF download

Nicola Blunden explains the cyclical model and how it can be used to structure and guide supervision sessions. Video resource.

Good Practice in Action legal resource covering working with children and young people. Last reviewed July 2025. PDF download