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'In the consulting room, we continue to hear our clients facing homophobic, biphobic and transphobic experiences regularly.' BACP member blogs

A pathway to private practice: Setting up, developing and maintaining a career in counselling. Plus... Loneliness: society’s most pressing issue... Therapists who self-harm... Setting up in practice outside the UK. Private Practice, March 2025

Challenging misrepresentation - A call for cultural awareness... Using our imaginations - Visualisation in empathy... Holy wisdom - Embodied presence

Good Practice in Action commonly asked questions resource on record keeping. Last reviewed June 2025. PDF download

For therapists with an interest in spirituality, belief or pastoral care. The quarterly professional journal of BACP Spirituality division.

Psychotherapist and writer, Matthew Johnston, asks difficult questions about race, power and silence in the therapy room.

In collaboration with York St John University (YSJU) we're offering a full-time PhD studentship on An exploration and evaluation of Routine Outcome Measurement use in clinical/therapeutic practice.

Four of our General Election key policies have been reflected in Scottish party manifestos published this week

Good Practice in Action legal resource on GDPR, record keeping and confidentiality. Last reviewed May 2026. PDF download

Good Practice in Action clinical reflections for practice resource on confidentiality and record keeping. Last reviewed January 2024. PDF download