From the Board Journals Published 31 Aug 2023 ‘We need reminding to put on our own oxygen mask first’. Therapy Today, September 2023
Campaign Trail Journals Published 25 Apr 2023 ‘People who are stuck on waiting lists or unable to access care need urgent action, not more delays and empty promises’. Regular column from Matthew Smith-Lilley. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2023
Imperfect therapist Journals Published 9 Jun 2023 …I find Sally’s sense of entitlement staggering. I glance through the window at her car, a newish hybrid – a gift from her parents. Private Practice, June 2023
Conversion therapy: significant shift towards inclusive ban News Published 17 Jan 2023 The proposed ban will make attempts to change someone's sexuality or gender identity illegal in England and Wales
Fewer than half of state schools in England offer on-site counselling News Published 9 Oct 2020 Join our campaign calling for investment in a paid counsellor in every secondary school and FE college in England
Research awards and grants Research Published 28 Jul 2017 Updated 13 Oct 2025 Encouraging research into counselling and psychotherapy
"When it comes to mental health, there must be no compromise" News Published 23 Oct 2018 John Cowley argues that student counselling services must be delivered by trained, qualified and professionally accountable staff
Could you write an article for BACP Workplace? Journals Published 17 Apr 2024 If you’ve been wondering whether writing an article for BACP Workplace is for you, Editor, Nicola Banning answers the questions that she is most often asked by therapists who are thinking about taking that first step. BACP Workplace, April 2024
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.
It changed my life Journals Published 23 Oct 2024 Open article: ‘Therapy helped me come to terms with my birth mother’s rejection’. Therapy Today, November 2024.