Employers must focus on mental health as UK employee sickness losses rise to over £100 billion News Published 1 Aug 2024 Our response to a new report that reveals 'hidden' costs of UK workplace sickness
Coronavirus: Report shows toll on children's mental health News Published 22 Oct 2020 New figures underline importance of our school counselling campaign, says our CYPF Lead
Welsh Government consults on new Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy News Published 4 Apr 2024 Members and counselling organisations can help shape future of Welsh mental health and wellbeing services
The big issue: Bridging the gap Journals Published 21 Feb 2025 Open article: Alan McPherson looks at the evidence that we’re closing the research - practice gap in our profession - and why it matters. Therapy Today, March 2025.
Reflections: Sitting in the stillness Journals Published 30 Mar 2023 Martin Wells explores psychotherapy from a non-dual perspective. Thresholds, April 2023
The Ethics of Silent Witnessing Dr Natalie Cawley explores the ethical responsibility of therapists in the face of global atrocities.
Making the contract within the counselling professions GPiA 039 Good practice Published 31 Oct 2017 Good Practice in Action commonly asked questions resource on contracts. Last reviewed July 2020. PDF download
The restorative power of circles Journals Published 20 Jan 2023 Alison O’Connor explains that indigenous talking circles can help health and social care professionals recover from moral injury, brought on by the pandemic. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, January 2023
Serious concerns raised on lack of funding for NI mental health services News Published 10 Oct 2025 Our response to Mental Health Strategy funding review in Northern Ireland
The medicine in the words: why poetry belongs in the therapy room News Published 13 Mar 2026 Richard Tyler explores how poetry can transform the therapy process. BACP member blogs.