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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.

We asked our members what stress is, why it happens and what you can do to help.

Good Practice in Action legal resource on GDPR, record keeping and confidentiality. Last reviewed May 2026. PDF download

John Cowley argues that student counselling services must be delivered by trained, qualified and professionally accountable staff

How to join the BACP Register if your training course was not accredited by BACP

The Ethical Framework sets out the expected ethical principles, values and good practice standards for BACP members. All members commit to complying with the Ethical Framework as part of their terms and conditions of membership..

How to find the right therapist, understand confidentiality, therapy approaches and what to expect, with expert advice on choosing support that’s right for you.

Neuroscientific research can help us to understand the therapeutic effects of music, as Leigh Riby explains. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2024.

Open article: With growing research into their effectiveness, could psychedelics provide an answer to the overuse of antidepressants? asks Catherine Jackson. Therapy Today, July/August 2023