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Therapist backed tips to help avoid the ‘compare and despair’ trap

'In the consulting room, we continue to hear our clients facing homophobic, biphobic and transphobic experiences regularly.' BACP member blogs

If money is causing you anxiety and conflicts within your relationships, we've some tips to help you deal with life's pressures

What is anxiety? What causes it? What’s the best way to cope with anxiety? BACP accredited therapist Kamalyn Kaur shares her top tips and explains how counselling can help.

Our therapists share why there’s no need to panic if you’re not where you thought you would be in life.

Menopause affects half the working population. As a menopause coach, I feel it’s important that my clients are aware of the impact it can have on them, and that they don’t have to just ‘put up with it’. Coaching Today, April 2024.

Open article: ‘Slowly I began to trust that I wouldn’t be judged or shamed for expressing my emotions’. Therapy Today, July/August 2024.

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

What is redundancy and why does it happen? How can it affect your mental health? BACP registered Simon Coombs shares his insights and explains how counselling can help.

How music heals. Plus... Body dysmorphia: Exploring the client's underlying feelings of shame... Transgender lives: Is hostility creeping into the therapy room?... Risk awareness: The impact of social media on our mental health