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Open article: ‘Therapy was the first place I learned that I didn’t have to keep myself small’. Therapy Today, March 2026.

Our member Kemi Omijeh looks at how racism can affect your mental health and explores what you can do if you’re affected by racial trauma

We briefed MPs for a debate on support for children and families during the Covid-19 pandemic

Open article: Dr Sonya Kurzweil integrates a range of therapeutic models in her guidelines for creating positive endings in child therapy. BACP Children, Young People and Families, December 2025.

To enable previous or current senior accredited members (awarded prior to 2023) to move to our revised senior accredited membership category, where they have the skills, knowledge and training to do so.

BACP and the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP) have a connection with each other’s counsellor and psychotherapist accreditation schemes.

We’ve responded to queries about therapy on the NHS

Videos, FAQs and resources to support members in working with this section of the Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions

Long waiting times for an appointment at a gender identity clinic can have a detrimental impact on the mental health of trans people. CJ Webb believes NHS Talking Therapies services can help. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2024.

Open article: Foluke Taylor talks with Sarah Van Gogh about therapeutic writing, black feminisms and making space. Private Practice, March 2023