Senior accredited membership A quality standard for experienced, independent practitioners who can demonstrate high standards of competent and ethical practice aligned with BACP's Ethical Framework and column C of the SCoPEd framework.
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.
My mental health Journals Published 17 Apr 2025 Open article: Donna Taylor knows what it’s like to suffer a mental breakdown and spend time in a psychiatric hospital. She talks to the journal about her experience. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2025.
BACP's five year strategy News Published 22 May 2023 Our strategy includes six objectives to support members and change the lives of more people and communities
Our commitment to clients resources Videos, FAQs and resources to support members in working with this section of the Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions
What is EMDR? About therapy Our member Dr Justin Havens explains what Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is and how it can help
What is existential therapy? About therapy Our member Susie Masterson explains what the existential approach is and how existential therapy can help
The big issue: Celebrating singlehood: the rise in staying solo by choice Journals Published 17 Apr 2025 Open article: More people are choosing to stay unpartnered, and it’s time we ditch the stigma and start to understand the lived experiences of singletons beyond the context of dating, says Suzy Walker. Therapy Today, May 2025.
What is counselling? About therapy Find out how counselling works, what therapists do and what happens in a therapy session.
Join BACP Spirituality division Product BACP Spirituality is for practitioners who are interested in spirituality and want to connect with others who share this interest.