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Some people feel such a strong compulsion to help others that they are unable to acknowledge their own needs. Jess Baker and Rod Vincent call it super-helper syndrome – and therapists are particularly prone. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, January 2023

Matthew Cormack asks if training could use experiential learning to gain insight into clients’ religious or spiritual feelings. Thresholds, January 2023

Marina Cantacuzino talks to Amy McCormack about her work using victim and perpetrator stories to explore alternatives to revenge. Thresholds, January 2023

Open article: Julia Bueno argues why the rise of ‘therapy speak’ matters. Therapy Today, February 2026.

The Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions 2018 is being reviewed, and we want to make sure that members are involved in the process.

Why are so many autistic people missing from the world of work? Rachael Klug explores the reasons that lie behind the exclusion and suggests ways both for organisations to become an ‘autism friendly’ employer, and for workplace therapists to better support our neurodivergent clients. BACP Workplace, October 2023

Val Watson of BACP Coaching division talks to higher education consultant and integrated coach-therapist, Géraldine Dufour, about how a coaching approach in university counselling is benefitting students’ mental health. University and College Counselling, November 2023

Helpful tips and answers to some of your common questions.

Open article: Ellie Broughton asks whether a borderline personality disorder diagnosis prevents clients and especially women from getting the help they really need. Therapy Today, December 2024/January 2025.

Phone therapy is intimate, accessible and offers the therapeutic asset of visual anonymity, says Sarah Hart. Therapy Today, March 2023