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The personal branding dilemma: Marketing your practice. Plus... The hidden impact of a complaint... Finding community through social media... Boarding school and broken attachments. Private Practice, June 2025

News and resources from the BACP Research team. Therapy Today, December 2023

The key takeaways from the conference for me were connection and reflection. Regular column from Mish Seabrook. Private Practice, December 2023

Open article: Fee Scott warns against the risks of using casual diagnostic terms in the therapy room. Therapy Today, November 2025.

In the context of a challenging employment market, driving growth in paid opportunities and bringing employers closer to our professions is a key priority for BACP.

A fair slice... Will mental health get the funding it needs from the new Government? // Working with suspected coercive control // Do you allow enough silence in the room? // Success strategies for private practice // Why self-exploration is not just for trainees

‘The message we are sending to the Government is that it’s vital that this new strategy gets to grips with the growing demand for mental health support across the country...' Regular column from Matthew Smith-Lilley. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, July 2023

‘That’s so gay!’: Why does LGBT bullying happen and what can we do to make our counselling spaces safe, LGBT+ inclusive environments? // Throw of the dice // Gloriously unready // More doing, less being // Under the eyes of a thousand stars...

We’re pleased to have influenced the House of Commons debate by briefing MPs

'I ask them questions such as, what is it like for you to have a counsellor of a similar/different age to you?' Regular column by Manaal Mulla. Thresholds, January 2023