BACP - British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

News

Published 23 Oct 2024

Open article: Working as a person-centred therapist is an active process, says Susan Stephen. Therapy Today, November 2024.

News

Published 23 Apr 2024

Government backs our call to amend law to protect sexual assault survivors' counselling notes during criminal investigations

News

Published 6 Jul 2026

Therapists explain why understanding women's anger is the first step towards positive change

Research

Published 28 Apr 2025

Updated 5 May 2026

Poster presentation by Iris Osk Gudsteinsdottir.

Research

Published 7 Aug 2026

Updated 14 Oct 2026

Research by Jane Chapman

Journals

Published 31 Jul 2016

Alan Phillips, Vishakha Tripathi and Charlotte Tomlinson explore how genetic counsellors and therapeutic counsellors can work together with individuals referred for testing for inheritable diseases. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, July 2016

Research

Published 7 Aug 2026

Updated 13 Oct 2026

Research by Kirsty Terry

Research

Published 10 Sep 2026

Updated 10 Sep 2026

Research by Nicole Forwell

Research

Published 2 Sep 2026

Updated 3 Sep 2026

Research by Keith Oulton

Research

Published 10 May 2022

Updated 15 Apr 2025

Poster presentation by Shinette Brown, Laura Fontanet, Pedro Magalhães Lino, Johnny Scratchley and Rahim Nas

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In conversation: What it really means to be non-directive

Policy success in protection of rape survivors' therapy notes

Why are British women among the angriest in Europe?

Therapists’ Experience of Identifying Signs of Burnout in Themselves

What are the experiences of counsellors who are Christians in developing resilience through effective self-care?

The tyranny of silence: giving sorrow words in the context of genetic counselling

How do Christian counsellors experience and make sense of moments of relational depth in their practice?

In what ways does a counsellor’s biracial identity influence their ability to build rapport with clients?

Is it safe to talk? A cross-disciplinary project which draws on the perspectives of a family therapist and an early educationalist specialising in refugee and migrant children. It grew from experiences of polarisation in professional conference settings

In the experiences of violent male clients did counselling and psychotherapy facilitate their understanding and alter their expression of anger and aggression