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Some people feel such a strong compulsion to help others that they are unable to acknowledge their own needs. Jess Baker and Rod Vincent call it super-helper syndrome – and therapists are particularly prone. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, January 2023

Open article: Julia Bueno argues why the rise of ‘therapy speak’ matters. Therapy Today, February 2026.

Open article: Susie Masterson draws on 20 years of experience in the tech industry to explore our vulnerability as therapists to AI scams and how we can protect ourselves . Therapy Today, September 2026

Open article: Editor Jeanine Connor speaks to Chair of the Centre for Young Lives Anne Longfield about the ways she thinks society is failing young people and her ambitions to transform their lives. BACP Children, Young People and Families, September 2024.

Open article: Emma Reed reports on the issues facing teens and 20-somethings today. Therapy Today, May 2026.

Pete Sanders argues that counselling can only change lives when it is freed from the medical model. Therapy Today, February 2023

Every year up to 250,000 parents divorce and separate putting a strain on wellbeing, relations and budgets. Marc Lopatin explains how lawyer-supported mediation could reduce both the emotional and financial fallout. Counselling at Work, Spring 2015

For Mental Health Awareness Week (13-18 May 2024) our members share their thoughts on the power of movement in therapy and why you should try it.

Open article: Barbara Smith, Carl Dutton and Kaye Richards have developed green and social prescribing for young people, with innovative programmes delivered by CAMHS practitioners and community colleagues. BACP Children, Young People and Families, March 2025.

Student mental health problems have almost tripled, study finds: around one in six undergraduates now report experiencing mental health challenges. University and College Counselling, March 2024