Government must act now to avoid children and young people's mental health crisis News Published 5 Feb 2025 We support mental health charities' research based call for urgent Government action on children and young people’s mental health services
Wrapping up 2025: highlights from our final Board meeting News Published 19 Dec 2025 Season's greetings from all of us at BACP!
It changed my life Journals Published 21 Aug 2026 Open article: ‘Therapy showed me the monster wasn’t real’. Therapy Today, September 2026.
Ownership and storage of client notes and records in the context of the counselling professions GPiA 071 Good practice Published 31 May 2018 Good Practice in Action legal resource on record keeping. Last reviewed October 2024. PDF download
Benefits of school counselling highlighted in Westminster debate News Published 14 Oct 2024 Sojan Joesph, Labour MP for Ashford, highlighted our campaign asks in his Westminster debate on World Mental Health day
Contracting between client and counsellor News Published 30 Apr 2026 Sarah Millward explains why contracting between a client and counsellor is so important and a topic that people often ask about. BACP Get help with counselling concerns blog
What was or is the impact of being a self-identified sex addict on our respondents’ self-concept and their inter and intrapersonal wellbeing, and can this inform psychotherapeutic practice? Research Published 21 Apr 2021 Updated 15 Apr 2025 Poster presentation by Jerry Gordon, Barbara Brzeziecka and Samantha Cowperthwaite
Considering the ethical principles of self-care and fitness to practice when working with trauma Janice Thomas explores how self-care is a vital part of our ethical character as practitioners. Video resource.
How to help your teenager cope with exam stress News Published 20 May 2025 Our members share advice to help parents and teens during exam season
Healing the rift: how to reconnect with your grown-up kids News Published 17 Nov 2025 Therapists’ tips for reconnecting with adult children this festive season