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‘This is the time for us to stand together and embrace the challenges and opportunities in the years ahead.’ Therapy Today, February 2023

Suicide risk when working in the counselling professions. Updated April 2023. PDF download

Our statement in response to the NHS announcement

Open article: Penelope Campling draws on her experience with frontline clinicians in the NHS to suggest how we can offer psychological support to healthcare workers. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, July 2023

We’d backed calls for more specialist mental health support for jurors following difficult cases

Francesca Francis explores how the shift from in-person to online therapy during the pandemic has reshaped the therapeutic experience.

David Cook states the case that it is in young clients’ best interests not to perceive school counsellors as wise and powerful people with specialist knowledge. BACP Children, Young People and Families, September 2023

Counselling is fighting to hold onto its place in school-based mental health initiatives, says Marilyn McGowan. Therapy Today, November 2023

Open article: It’s time to finally challenge the prevalent misconceptions about male engagement with therapy, says Ed Harkness. Therapy Today, November 2024.

Open article: Hostility towards transgender people is on the increase. Ellis J Johnson asks us to consider whether it is affecting our own therapeutic approach and practice. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2024.