Government’s limited education recovery package will have “devastating impact” on children’s mental health News Published 3 Jun 2021 “Children will pay the price of this failure to fully invest in their educational recovery”
Opinion: Matthew Leavesley and Deborah Shakespeare Journals Published 31 Mar 2023 Counsellors Matthew Leavesley and Deborah Shakespeare describe their fight for equal pay with their CBT colleagues. Therapy Today, April 2023
Strike, Strike, Strike Journals Published 13 Jan 2023 Open article: As the UK faces strike action not seen since the 1980s, Nicola Banning explores what worker dissent and unrest could mean for therapists working with employees, employers and EAPs. BACP Workplace, January 2023
Complete confidentiality must be guaranteed for survivors' accounts of sexual offences News Published 4 Jul 2025 We’ve responded to a Government consultation on the victim information code of practice
Help children to thrive not just survive News Published 5 Jan 2021 Lisa Holley asks for counsellors to have the opportunity to be able to help children process and understand their changing lives
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Increase in counsellors and psychotherapists working in NHS, new data reveals News Published 9 May 2025 The figures are ‘encouraging’ but need to be treated with some caution
Increased access to enhanced DBS checks for private therapists News Published 10 Dec 2025 We’ve asked the Government for more clarity on DBS check changes
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