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Become a BACP Trustee: are you passionate about the future of the counselling profession and looking to make a meaningful impact on the nation’s mental health?

Videos, FAQs and resources to support members in working with this section of the Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions

Network meetings are an exciting opportunity for BACP members to come together and share experiences, challenges, success stories, business ideas and get to know other therapists. Meetings are run by members, for members.

‘I plan to steer BACP on a steady track for the future and bring new leadership.' Therapy Today, April 2023

'We are keen to identify training needs … and want to encourage divisional members to let us know what’s missing … we will be looking to create new ways for young people to have a voice within BACP and across the profession'. BACP Children, Young People and Families, September 2023

The rise of portfolio working: Is this the key to making private practice sustainable?...plus... What you need to know about working with ADHD // Helping new client narratives take root Is therapy failing victims of domestic abuse? // Processing pandemic birth trauma

BACP President, Lynne Gabriel addresses a confidence crisis in our profession. BACP member blogs.

Whether you’re new to BACP or you’re a current member looking to get the most from your membership, we’re here to support and enrich your career.

Suicidality is often rooted in the experience of domestic abuse. Explore how trauma, coercive control and being believed can shape recovery and therapeutic practice. BACP member blogs. BACP member blogs.

We believe that counselling changes lives and that's why we’re supporting the national #MentalHealthResearchMatters campaign. Check out our blogs, articles and other resources.