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Matt Smith-Lilley focuses on the health and care sector, giving his insights into current challenges with an eye on the future: Insights from BACP's Policy team. BACP staff blog

Dig deep: the benefits of gardening. Plus... Head space: Therapists can work effectively with clients who have a psychiatric diagnosis // All change: Why we need a deeper understanding of menopause in the therapy room // Skin test:  The impact of skin conditions such as eczema on our mental wellbeing

Our members share their top tips for happiness and health

Good Practice in Action legal resource covering working with children and young people. Last reviewed January 2026. PDF download

Our strategy includes six objectives to support members and change the lives of more people and communities

Research by Susan Brennan

Jessica Wing talks about healing from sexual violence: my journey to empowerment and becoming a trauma-informed therapist. BACP member blog

Open article: We don’t like to talk about endings or goodbyes at work. But executive leadership coaches, Lizzie Bentley Bowers and Alison Lucas and authors of Good Bye: leading change better by attending to endings, think we need to get better at it.

We exist for one simple reason - counselling changes lives. Read about our philosophy, values and strategy.

We’ll be submitting evidence to the inquiry about the need for a counsellor in every school