PCE-CfD competences and curricula A framework for developing the knowledge and skills required to deliver PCE-Cfd
Holding hope and complexity: Working with looked-after children Ailsa Smith Thompson explores Holding Hope: Therapy with Looked-After Children. BACP member blogs.
Social anxiety About therapy Our member Lou Baker explains what social anxiety is, how you can overcome a fear of social situations and how counselling can help you cope.
Know body: understanding the nervous system, isolation, and connection News Published 30 Jan 2026 Tamsin Haskins on knowing the body and the nervous system
Social media: helpful or harmful? Journals Published 26 Apr 2024 Online communities can raise awareness of mental health issues. But generalised messages often fail to address the complexity of individual experiences, writes Andrew Reeves. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2024.
Viewpoint: Mind your language Journals Published 21 Oct 2025 Open article: Fee Scott warns against the risks of using casual diagnostic terms in the therapy room. Therapy Today, November 2025.
Viewpoint: Body and soul Journals Published 21 Nov 2025 Open article: Victoria Penfold asks all therapists to consider an embodied practice. Therapy Today, December 2025/January 2026.
The big issue: Bridging the gap Journals Published 21 Feb 2025 Open article: Alan McPherson looks at the evidence that we’re closing the research - practice gap in our profession - and why it matters. Therapy Today, March 2025.
The big issue: The end of trust Good practice Published 20 Feb 2026 Open article: Ellie Broughton explores how therapists work in the age of misinformation, scepticism and conspiracy theory. Therapy Today, March 2026.
The big issue: Rude awakenings Good practice Published 21 Oct 2025 Open article: Alix Fox explores perceived problematic pornography use: the issues, the arguments and how to respond. Therapy Today, November 2025.