Announcing our new Deputy Chair News Published 22 Apr 2024 "I joined BACP to be the change that I wanted to see and I’m excited for the journey ahead."
Professional Standards Authority reaccredits BACP News Published 28 Feb 2025 The reaccreditation process takes place annually
A Phenomenological Exploration of Self-Supporting Ministers in the Church of England who have Experienced Spiritual Abuse or Spiritual Wounding, and how it Effects their Mental Health and Ministry Research Published 28 Apr 2025 Updated 5 May 2026 Poster presentation by Lucinda Hart.
Senior accreditation Our accreditation routes recognise the wide variety of training pathways by which our members enter the profession and then continue to develop post-qualification.
All kinds of minds Journals Published 2 Dec 2024 Open article: Sarah Haywood explores the flavours of neurodiversity and the power of the language we use to describe them. BACP Children, Young People and Families, December 2024.
Thinking about endings News Published 30 May 2025 Sarah Millward explains why the ending of the therapeutic relationship between counselling and client is so critical. BACP Get help with counselling concerns blog
Distinctions and visibilities Journals Published 24 May 2024 Open article: Dr Heather Sutherland shares a personal reflection on ‘mental health’ as a labelled issue of concern in UK higher education institutions. University and College Counselling, May 2024.
Therapy Today, February 2026 Journals Published 28 Jan 2026 The growing commoditisation of our profession // Working with cancer survivors // Are brief therapy notes enough? // Managing eating disorder referrals // The rise of therapy speak. Therapy Today, February 2026
BACP Register of Counsellors and Psychotherapists The BACP Register is a public record of therapists who meet our standards for registration
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.