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Poster presentation by  Alan S McPherson.

Find out about the specific requirements for registered members. Includes links to supervision and mandatory CPD templates.

Resources to inform your practice, help you undertake research and update you on our research activities.

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

BACP accreditation demonstrates that a service provider offers an accountable, ethical, professional and responsive service to clients, staff, volunteers and stakeholders.

We’re pleased to see so many specific commitments to counselling

Feeling the clientʼs pain. Plus... Trauma work: Helping clients recover from traumatic events... Head space: Support for families of brain injury survivors... Mind’s eye: Meeting the needs of clients with aphantasia

Reframing masculinity: Reimagining support systems that welcome men... Male student mental health: Responding to the barriers... Mind your mind: Prioritising staff wellbeing... Learning and unlearning: Lessons from a first career. University and College Counselling, September 2025.

Almost half of young adults use AI instead of reaching out to a real person about their mental health, says our survey

The new Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions 2026 has been launched and will become mandatory on Tuesday 3 November 2026. This page will help you prepare for the transition by providing information about the review process, as well as feedback which helped shape the new framework and supporting resources.