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Stress top reason men try therapy for first time, according to our survey

Sarah Edge describes how therapy provided a place for a client to process the trauma of giving birth during the pandemic. Therapy Today, March 2024

News and resources from the BACP Research team. Therapy Today, May 2024

Janet Wilson explores the concept of religious trauma and its impact on children’s mental health and their sense of self. BACP Children, Young People and Families, March 2024.

Encouraging research into counselling and psychotherapy

How to find the right therapist, understand confidentiality, therapy approaches and what to expect, with expert advice on choosing support that’s right for you.

Open article: Postnatal trauma is still largely unrecognised and untreated - particularly in black women, says Micha Frazer-Carroll. Therapy Today, October 2024.

Open article: ‘Seeking help is a courageous act of self-care’. Therapy Today, October 2024.

Open article: ‘Through therapy I learned to be curious, experience joy and see colour’. Therapy Today, May 2025.

Our new report calls for Governments across the UK to act now as mental health of nation is 'on a knife edge'