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Online communities can raise awareness of mental health issues. But generalised messages often fail to address the complexity of individual experiences, writes Andrew Reeves. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2024.

BACP Coaching is a focus for coaches and coaching within BACP. Our members are counsellors and psychotherapists who work with a variety of models to integrate coaching and counselling.

'As a psychotherapist and life coach, I’d never before connected the dots between my day job and my hobby of sport and exercise'. Coaching Today, April 2024

Online resources exploring the legal, business, safety and skill requirements of working in private practice. CPD hub+.

The Department of Health in Northern Ireland launches its strategic plan to improve services

Open article: Andrew Balfour describes an intervention that recognises the importance of relationships and of working not only with people with dementia but also their partners. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2023

Mattia Cabras explores the hidden harm of high-control religions and religious trauma. BACP member blogs.

Lynne Gabriel considers the assessment of risk in practice. Video resource.

Therapists must be wary of pressing their point of view about what’s going on in someone’s life in ways that could be experienced… as overbearing…' Regular column by Sarah Van Gogh. Private Practice, June 2023