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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.

Almost two thirds (64%) of therapists have seen an increase in clients coming to therapy for support with stress, persistent worrying, and overthinking

Inclusion for Mixed-Race Individuals: Addressing identity, visibility, and mental health in diversity discussions. BACP member blogs.

Lara Tarocco eplores how drawing creates emotional safety for children in therapy. BACP member blogs.

Analysing the experiences of characters in films can help clients and trainees explore difficult themes, say Jenny Hamilton and Helen Kemp. Therapy Today, February 2024

What does research tell us about the experience of remote counselling for both clients and therapists – and what is still unknown? Jeannette Roddy, Naomi Moller, Wayne Full and Andreas Vossler share their findings. Therapy Today, May 2024

Open article: People with an acquired brain injury are often cared for at home. But family members also need support to process the potentially life-changing experience, write Dr Freddie Byrne and Angelina Hassan. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, January 2025.

Personal critiques of new books for counsellors and psychotherapists working with children, young people and families. BACP Children, Young People and Families, September 2023

Catch up with the latest BACP news and resources. Private Practice, June 2023

'When I joined the counselling service at Cardiff University, it was providing all the psychological support for students and staff. Over the next few years, the scope of the service gradually evolved to the point that several new teams have been developed to complement or complete tasks that are outside of the core therapeutic work.' A conversation with Sarah Worley-James. University and College Counselling, November 2023