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Counselling: Too much choice 'In the counselling room, when I see a child who is not rushing to pick up an activity, or one that seems unable to make a decision, I take a step back and ask, ‘What is going on for this child?'. BACP Children, Young People and Families, December 2023

Time to flex? Thinking beyond the weekly 50-minute therapy session... plus What we can learn from resilient clients... How to talk about sex in the therapy room... Do we have to change supervisor?.. Pete Sanders on resisting medicalisation

Open article: ‘Therapy gave me back my life’. Therapy Today, December 2025/January 2026.

An update on motion and resolution submissions and next steps.

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.

Updates on the latest scams and what you can do to avoid them