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Our therapists share how to spot the signs if you’re addicted to stress

In Revolting Women: why midlife women are walking out and what to do about it, author and leadership coach Dr Lucy Ryan exposes the mass exodus of talent, experience and wisdom from corporate life as women over the age of 50 leave in their droves. She talks to Nicola Banning about her research, how she came to write her book, and identifies the steps that employers can take to reverse this costly trend. BACP Workplace, January 2024

Our response to the 'Transforming children and young people’s mental health provision' green paper

Jonny Ward is a therapist, a first responder, and watch manager for the Fire and Rescue Service, who is also known as The Anxious Firefighter. Bringing 16 years of experience in the fire service, he talks to Nicola Banning about his work educating others, and what he hopes to bring to the BACP Workplace division as he joins the Executive Committee. BACP Workplace, October 2023

Samoon Tasmim reflects on the dialogues that led to his academic collaborator, Andrzej Jastrzębski, writing a holistic model for integrating spirituality in counselling, and his subsequent experience of piloting his colleague’s model with clients. Thresholds, January 2023

A fair slice... Will mental health get the funding it needs from the new Government? // Working with suspected coercive control // Do you allow enough silence in the room? // Success strategies for private practice // Why self-exploration is not just for trainees

How we uphold high standards of proficiency and ethical practice within the counselling professions.

Produced by the Welsh Government with BACP, this toolkit is based on Welsh legislation but its content can inform practice across the UK and beyond.

A summary of current issues and opportunities in our sector. University and College Counselling, March 2023

Open article: "For many individuals and groups in the workplace, reacting to single events or changes as they occur and calling that resilience simply isn’t enough any more..." Regular column from Kate Anthony. Counselling at Work, Spring 2015