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Rebecca Grace, Assistant Registrar for BACP, addresses therapy complaints, competence, boundaries and endings in therapy. BACP learning from practice blogs

'Our clients usually come to us because they want something to change. It might be their outlook, their responses or their self-perception’ Regular column from Judy Stafford. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, July 2023

An exploration of unplanned endings in therapy and the reasons why a client or therapist may terminate therapy early without reason. Video resource.

Research by Heidi Haagensen

Therapy in the age of scepticism, misinformation and conspiracy theories // When therapists get depressed // Is consulting AI about a client unethical? // Becoming more disability aware // The latest evidence on therapy.  Therapy Today, March 2026.

Open article: Rick Hughes interviews speakers and presenters involved in a recent outdoor personal and professional development event. University and College Counselling, September 2024.

We support mental health charities' research based call for urgent Government action on children and young people’s mental health services

BACP’s work to protect the public and to maintain public confidence in the profession is at the heart of everything we do.

The menopause can bring with it significant physical and psychological changes and take its toll on women’s mental health. Our members Emma Cullinan and Michèle Down look at how therapy can help.

Three quarters of therapists reported a rise in clients seeking therapy for ADHD-related issues in the past year, according to our survey