Applying play therapy principles to older children and teenagers Research Published 10 May 2022 Updated 15 Apr 2025 Poster presentation by Clare Whitworth
The big issue: One-click culture Good practice Published 28 Jan 2026 Open article: How should we respond to changing client expectations about therapy? Sally Brown investigates. Therapy Today, February 2026.
Reflections: Healing on the friendship bench Journals Published 10 Jul 2025 Open article: Dixon Chibanda shares an excerpt from his book about harnessing the wisdom of grandmothers to deliver therapeutic healing. Thresholds, July 2025.
Bluey and the Paradoxical Theory of Change News Published 24 Sep 2024 Embracing authenticity: How Bluey illustrates the paradoxical theory of change in parenting and counselling. BACP member blogs. BACP student blogs
Mental health support team expansion will still leave ‘missing middle’ children falling through the gaps News Published 16 May 2025 We believe 730,000 children a year will still not receive adequate support
How to get therapy About therapy Where and how you can get access to counselling and psychotherapy, including free and paid for services
Prescribed Drug Dependence guidance and resources This guidance was originally published in 2019, facilitated by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Prescribed Drug Dependence (APPG for PDD 2017 to 2019). PDF download
Valuing the costs of sessional work and ensuring counsellors get paid accordingly News Published 20 May 2024 Our Children, Young People and Families Lead, Jo Holmes discusses the TAC platform's impact on expanding employment opportunities for BACP members and reaching vulnerable populations in diverse settings. BACP staff blog
Counselling changes lives: When trauma hides in plain sight Journals Published 22 Nov 2024 Open article: Therapy can help clients recognise the unexpected ways trauma shows up in their lives, says Philippa Smethurst. Therapy Today, December 2024/January 2025.