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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

New report highlights flexibility of community-based counselling services and the growing demand pressures they face

BACP Healthcare news and resources. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, October 2023.

Open article: Editor Jeanine Connor speaks to Chair of the Centre for Young Lives Anne Longfield about the ways she thinks society is failing young people and her ambitions to transform their lives. BACP Children, Young People and Families, September 2024.

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