Contracting between client and counsellor News Published 30 Apr 2025 Sarah Millward explains why contracting between a client and counsellor is so important and a topic that people often ask about. BACP Get help with counselling concerns blog
Assisted dying (assisted suicide): issues for the counselling professions in England and Wales GPiA 058 Good practice Published 31 Aug 2018 Good Practice in Action legal resource. Last reviewed November 2025. PDF download
Our call for clearer AI regulation in mental health News Published 23 Feb 2026 We highlighted need for transparency, accountability, and public protection in response to MHRA consultation.
It changed my life Journals Published 19 Sep 2025 Open article: ‘Therapy brought me closer to my mum’. Therapy Today, October 2025.
Reflecting on 5 Years Joanna Holmes reflects on five years leading BACP’s CYPF policy work, UK achievements, and her new focus on safeguarding. BACP staff blogs.
Six signs you could you be addicted to stress (and what you can do about it) News Published 28 Apr 2025 Our therapists share how to spot the signs if you’re addicted to stress
The big issue: Your notes, your rights Good practice Published 21 Nov 2025 Open article: Ellie Broughton investigates why there’s still so much confusion around requests to surrender clients’ notes. Therapy Today, December 2025/January 2026.
‘Infantasising’ students at risk of suicide, or time for a new duty of care in HE? Journals Published 23 Nov 2023 Open article: Peter Jenkins assesses the arguments for and against universities adopting an extended duty of care. University and College Counselling, November 2023
Viewpoint: What’s the skinny on this jab? Journals Published 20 Jun 2025 Open article: Nicola Dixon-Grainger asks us to consider the impact of weight-loss drugs for our clients with eating disorders. Therapy Today, July-August 2025.