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My mental health Journals Published 17 Apr 2025 Open article: Donna Taylor knows what it’s like to suffer a mental breakdown and spend time in a psychiatric hospital. She talks to the journal about her experience. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2025.
Ethical dilemmas resources Videos, FAQs and resources to support members in working with this section of the Ethical Framework
Online poster exhibition A showcase of recent research projects in counselling and psychotherapy. BACP Research Conference 2022
Are autistic clients best served by autistic therapists? News Published 27 Aug 2025 Exploring the risk of inadvertent harm to autistic clients, and why I’m advocating for systemic change. BACP Member blogs.
Thou shalt not leave Journals Published 29 Feb 2024 Janet Wilson explores the concept of religious trauma and its impact on children’s mental health and their sense of self. BACP Children, Young People and Families, March 2024.
What is EMDR? About therapy Our member Dr Justin Havens explains what Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is and how it can help
Our commitment to clients resources Videos, FAQs and resources to support members in working with this section of the Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions
Autism About therapy Autism specialist and our member Lisa McAnish, who is also autistic, discusses autism and explains how counselling can help.