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Therapy may not always be the answer. There may be a time when you or your loved ones are experiencing a mental health crisis and don’t know who to reach out to.

Challenges, barriers, progress & hope: What's changed for black practitioners five years on from George Floyd? Reclaiming your name // Being the child of a therapist // Maternity leave as a private practitioner // Energy work in therapy. Therapy Today, October 2025

We’ll be working on your behalf to put counselling and psychotherapy on the agenda

Our members give advice on giving your best and coping with life’s ups and downs

Natasha Page has received funding for her 'The New Me’ project that aims to help women boost their self-esteem and build mental resilience

Online resources exploring self-care. CPD hub+.

Online resources exploring theories, disorders and approaches in the counselling environment. CPD hub+.

Catch up with the latest news from BACP Private Practice. Private Practice, June 2023

Featuring 'People Not Pathology: freeing therapy from the medical model', Pete Sanders and Janet Tolan (eds); 'Madness at the Movies: understanding mental illness through film', James Charmey(Johns Hopkins University Press); 'The Mystery of Emotions: seeking a theory of what we feel', RD Hinshelwood (Phoenix); 'Music Psychotherapy and Anxiety: social, community and clinical contexts', Rebecca Zarate(Jessica Kingsley Publishers); 'Supporting Research in Counselling and Psychotherapy: qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research', Sofie Bager-Charleson and Alistair McBeath; 'Man Kind: tools for mental health, well-being, and modernizing masculinity', Zachary Gerdes. Therapy Today, November 2023

Here you can find answers to some commonly asked questions about SCoPEd; why SCoPEd is important and the different benefits it can help us deliver