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
Children and young people (CYP) competences and curricula A competence framework for delivering effective humanistic counselling with young people aged 4 to 18 years
The first step towards client change is restoring their state News Published 18 Aug 2026 Man Soo Kim explores the idea that effective therapeutic change begins by restoring a client’s emotional and psychological state before exploring their thoughts, experiences, expectations and values. BACP member blogs.
Distinctions and visibilities Journals Published 24 May 2024 Open article: Dr Heather Sutherland shares a personal reflection on ‘mental health’ as a labelled issue of concern in UK higher education institutions. University and College Counselling, May 2024.
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.
Investigating secondary trauma in student placements: an exploratory study Research Published 10 May 2022 Updated 15 Apr 2025 Poster presentation by Diana Conroy, Toni-Marie Benaton, Ivana Babicova and Elizabeth Eate