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This guidance was originally published in 2019, facilitated by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Prescribed Drug Dependence (APPG for PDD 2017 to 2019). PDF download

Time to dump the 'dustbin diagnosis'? The pros and cons of a BPD label // Working with intrusive thoughts // Navigating family estrangement // When trauma hides in plain sight // Neurodivergence in the other chair. December 2024/January 2025

Therapists share expert tips to improve sleep and boost mental wellbeing

Abigail shares her own personal reflections on overcoming adversity. BACP member blogs

Understanding climate anxiety - A call to action // Belief systems and abuse - The complexities of religious harm // Poetry in therapy - Creating a liminal space

As a member of the Partnership of Counselling and Psychotherapy Bodies (PCPB), BACP has been involved in the development of new Staying Safe from Suicide guidance from NHS England.

Our therapists share their tips on finding love after loss and whether there’s ever a ‘right time’.

How will you navigate your journey through private practice? BACP Private Practice Conference 2025 special issue. Plus.... Doubt in the chair... Endings as thresholds... Preparing for the unexpected. Private Practice, December 2025.

Connecting worlds - Beyond the ‘I’ in therapy // Interdependency and unknowing - The vulnerability of relationship // What’s the point? - Existential questions and aliveness.