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We’ve long called for a re-think on these regulations and hope it will help increase access to therapy

We’ve sent in our submission for the Autumn statement, focusing on investment in mental health support

BACP’s Four Nations Lead, Steve Mulligan, talks about the work we're doing for students in Scotland. BACP policy blogs

Pete English discusses the important role of school counsellors for children's mental health

Our member Rachael Nevin-Lewis shares her experience of being a school counsellor as the classrooms fill up again

Open article: Counselling people who have experienced domestic abuse requires a structured approach that understands the risks, challenges and complexities, writes Dr Craig Newman. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, July 2025.

Open article: Denise Devenish describes how confronting her mixed heritage shifted her approach to cultural competence as a person-centred therapist. Therapy Today, June 2025.

'Suicide is always a tragedy... We, services and institutions, can’t be defensive, and we all need to be able to have open conversations about it'. University and College Counselling, May 2023

We talk to children and young people’s therapist and trainer, Pete English, about the things that inspire him. Thresholds, July 2023

‘The message we are sending to the Government is that it’s vital that this new strategy gets to grips with the growing demand for mental health support across the country...' Regular column from Matthew Smith-Lilley. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, July 2023