Loneliness About therapy What is loneliness? How can loneliness affect your mental health? Our member Siri Lewis explains how counselling can help.
Service accreditation BACP accreditation demonstrates that a service provider offers an accountable, ethical, professional and responsive service to clients, staff, volunteers and stakeholders.
Ethics resources Videos, FAQs and resources to support members in working with this section of the Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions
Why are adult friendships so hard? News Published 29 Oct 2025 One in five therapists say they’ve seen an increase in clients talking about friendship issues
Private Practice, March 2023 Journals Published 15 Mar 2023 Listening in the cracks: Foluke Taylor in conversation with Sarah Van Gogh... Boredom: creativity’s nemesis... The importance of regular reviews in supervision... Living with the fallout of cancer
“Don’t white-knuckle it”: What older adults need to know about grief News Published 2 Dec 2025 Julia Samuel MBE shares how to navigate grief in later life
Jewish trauma article – our response News Published 4 Jan 2024 We’ve issued a statement about an article for our BACP Workplace journal
How therapists experience erotic transference and countertransference in the therapeutic relationship Research Published 19 Jun 2026 Updated 19 Jun 2026 Research by Kirsty Oxley
Glossary Research Published 12 Jul 2018 Updated 13 Jul 2018 The meaning of words used within the Ethical Guidelines for Research in the Counselling Professions
Employment In the context of a challenging employment market, driving growth in paid opportunities and bringing employers closer to our professions is a key priority for BACP.