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Open article: ‘Therapy stopped me trying to win every argument’. Therapy Today, July-August 2026.

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

We support recommendations by Children’s Commissioner following report revealing lengthening waiting times

Sarah Millward explores the ethical considerations involved in psychotherapy, and the steps therapists can take to ensure the best possible care for their clients. BACP Get help with counselling concerns blog

Alwyn Li is to step down from our Board of Trustees

Our response to Mental Health Strategy funding review in Northern Ireland

Open article: Ellie Broughton investigates why there’s still so much confusion around requests to surrender clients’ notes. Therapy Today, December 2025/January 2026.

'Patterns of life and work for humanitarian workers have been likened to addiction'. Therapy Today, September 2023

Open article: ‘I could finally let go of thinking I was a strong man’. Therapy Today, September 2023

Open article: Faith Holloway explains why the Compassionate Employers programme, run by Hospice UK, is inviting employers to step up and face one of the last taboos. BACP Workplace, April 2023