The cost of not changing counsellor training student survey News Published 26 Jun 2026 A reflection on anti-oppressive practice in counselling training, exploring systemic barriers, student experiences, and the need for meaningful change. BACP member blogs.
Viewpoint: What was the point of Netflix’s Adolescence? Journals Published 20 Aug 2025 Open article: Jeanine Connor reflects on whether the viral show was the game changer it’s been made out to be. Therapy Today, September 2025.
Time to say ‘goodbye' the grace and grief of endings at work Journals Published 8 Jan 2026 Open article: We don’t like to talk about endings or goodbyes at work. But executive leadership coaches, Lizzie Bentley Bowers and Alison Lucas and authors of Good Bye: leading change better by attending to endings, think we need to get better at it.
Valuing the costs of sessional work and ensuring counsellors get paid accordingly News Published 20 May 2024 Our Children, Young People and Families Lead, Jo Holmes discusses the TAC platform's impact on expanding employment opportunities for BACP members and reaching vulnerable populations in diverse settings. BACP staff blog
Am I wrong to be optimistic about the future of health and care? News Published 26 Nov 2024 Matt Smith-Lilley focuses on the health and care sector, giving his insights into current challenges with an eye on the future: Insights from BACP's Policy team. BACP staff blog
Letter to Secretary of State for Education calls for steps to reduce school absences News Published 17 Sep 2024 We support call for better access to counselling in schools to help reduce absenteeism
UK youth survey reveals a generation of ‘meh in the middle’ News Published 19 Sep 2025 Results show emotional exhaustion and disconnection in young people
Counselling services must be part of Government back to work schemes News Published 29 Sep 2025 Mental health services vital role in helping people into work recognised, at our Labour Party conference event
Making therapy safe for autistic adults: One pair of shoes at a time News Published 19 Jan 2026 Zoe McFarlane identifies how to engage and empower autistic clients
A Phenomenological Exploration of Self-Supporting Ministers in the Church of England who have Experienced Spiritual Abuse or Spiritual Wounding, and how it Effects their Mental Health and Ministry Research Published 28 Apr 2025 Updated 5 May 2026 Poster presentation by Lucinda Hart.