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Embracing authenticity: How Bluey illustrates the paradoxical theory of change in parenting and counselling. BACP member blogs. BACP student blogs

‘My previous career in politics has shown me the importance of getting the message across to those in power.' Therapy Today, May 2023

Develop your confidence in working with suicidal clients by exploring risk of suicide through dialogue. A video resource linked to Good Practice in Action fact sheet 042.

This guidance was originally published in 2019, facilitated by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Prescribed Drug Dependence (APPG for PDD 2017 to 2019). PDF download

When therapy causes harm. The truth behind the headlines // Rewinding trauma // Shame in motherhood // Keeping children safe // Update on the Ethical Framework review. Therapy Today, April 2025

Understanding climate anxiety - A call to action // Belief systems and abuse - The complexities of religious harm // Poetry in therapy - Creating a liminal space

'In 2002 I spent 28 days in rehab for alcohol addiction. The counsellors and the counselling that I experienced there changed my life. I have now been in recovery for more than 21 years'. Therapy Today, March 2024

Open article: For those thinking about starting out in private practice, Rick Hughes reflects on the process he went through to evolve his counselling career. Private Practice, March 2025.

We've welcomed comments from Robert Halfon MP calling for a counsellor in every school

The sound of dreams - Multi-sensory healing... A shared journey - Imagination in supervision... The soul at work - Spirituality in the workplace