Cuts to adoption support fund will harm some of the UK’s most vulnerable children News Published 5 Jun 2025 We’re urging the government to reverse their decision to cut funding
Party conferences: making the case for counselling and psychotherapy News Published 13 Oct 2026 We called for greater investment in counselling and psychotherapy for the UK’s growing mental health needs
Our call to the new Labour Government and Prime Minister Keir Starmer Find out how we’ll be working to build relationships with the new Labour Government
From the Chair: Safer online practices News Published 31 Mar 2023 ‘It’s time to progressively think about our online presence as an Association.' Therapy Today, April 2023
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.
Dig deep: The benefits of gardening Journals Published 31 Jul 2025 Open article: Therapeutic gardening can help reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, loneliness, social isolation and stress. And there are no side effects, as Ben Thomas explains. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, October 2025.
Why it’s time to put the psyche back in therapy Journals Published 24 Jan 2023 Pete Sanders argues that counselling can only change lives when it is freed from the medical model. Therapy Today, February 2023
"The need and demand for intervention is high" News Published 16 Mar 2021 Our member Rachael Nevin-Lewis shares her experience of being a school counsellor as the classrooms fill up again
In depth: The sound of dreams Journals Published 27 Mar 2024 Caroline Georgiou introduces a multi-sensory sound healing modality. Thresholds, April 2024