Mental health strategy must offer immediate and bold action on access and choice of therapy News Published 15 May 2026 The Government has announced plans for a new mental health strategy for England
The power of ordinary magic Journals Published 24 Jan 2023 Emma Byrne describes the transformative effects of a resilience-based perspective for supporting clients with adverse childhood experiences. Therapy Today, February 2023
Online counselling - the new kid on the block, who's here to stay Journals Published 1 Mar 2023 Online counselling sat on the fringes of therapeutic work until the COVID pandemic forced us to find new ways of working. Few of us were prepared for or were sufficiently trained to adapt to this new way of working. Rick Hughes interviews Sarah Worley-James about the brave new world of online counselling. University and College Counselling, March 2023
“Thank you all for an incredible five years” Research Published 5 Feb 2024 Updated 24 Dec 2025 Alwyn Li is to step down from our Board of Trustees
From the Chair: Where politics and religion meet Journals Published 27 Mar 2024 BACP Spirituality division news and information, including updates from BACP’s Spirituality division Chair and a network round up. Thresholds, April 2024
Mapping the self: How does walk and talk therapy support self-exploration? Research Published 6 May 2020 Updated 15 Apr 2025 Poster presentation by Sally Morrison
Ethical Framework Review Project progress Policy Published 21 Mar 2024 Updated 24 Dec 2025 Find out more about the themes and feedback from our Ethical Framework review
BACP events We organise professional conferences, CPD events and networking opportunities around the UK and online, covering many different aspects of counselling and psychotherapy.
‘I cannot behave like oil or water when I am neither. I am both’ Journals Published 28 Aug 2025 Open article: We have an ethical responsibility to address systemic prejudice and discrimination, including monoracism, wherever it appears, advocates Mary-Claire Wilson. Private Practice, September 2025.
Research digest Journals Published 3 Jun 2024 Open article: News and resources from the BACP Research team. Therapy Today, June 2024