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Alistair Ross writes about the tensions between darkness and light. Thresholds, July 2023

Exploring the link between addiction and undiagnosed ADHD and autism... plus... Has school counselling lost its voice?... Safeguarding issues in older clients... Racial misidentification in therapy... Working with unexpressed emotions

Under pressure: Can low-cost counselling services survive?... plus... Helping clients deal with workplace anxiety // The therapeutic power of watching films // Working with the impact of war trauma // The pros and cons of joining online groups

Our membership fees are increasing from 1 April 2025

Four of our General Election key policies have been reflected in Scottish party manifestos published this week

Open article: ‘Therapy helped me climb out of the black hole of depression’. Therapy Today, December 2024/January 2025.

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.

We’re funding our members to deliver projects to improve access to counselling for people from marginalised and racialised community backgrounds.

Matt Smith-Lilley focuses on the health and care sector, giving his insights into current challenges with an eye on the future: Insights from BACP's Policy team. BACP staff blog

Open article: Susie Masterson on whether artificial intelligence can replace human thinking, and, more importantly for our profession, human experience. Private Practice, March 2026.