Thinking about endings News Published 30 May 2025 Sarah Millward explains why the ending of the therapeutic relationship between counselling and client is so critical. BACP Get help with counselling concerns blog
BACP welcomes three new Vice Presidents News Published 28 Nov 2025 Our new Vice Presidents bring extensive experience in counselling, psychotherapy, equality, and public policy
Policy success in protection of rape survivors' therapy notes News Published 23 Apr 2024 Government backs our call to amend law to protect sexual assault survivors' counselling notes during criminal investigations
Psychological Professions into Action News Published 22 Jan 2020 Have your say on counselling and psychotherapy in the NHS
"When it comes to mental health, there must be no compromise" News Published 23 Oct 2018 John Cowley argues that student counselling services must be delivered by trained, qualified and professionally accountable staff
Congratulations to the winners of our 2024 BACP new researcher award News Published 17 May 2024 Fabienne dos Santos Sousa, Annabella Feeny and Pierre Musa (Musa) Halime Wessel won the award for their study into Scottish university and college counselling services.
The cost-of-living challenges faced by community-based organisations News Published 22 May 2024 Jeremy Bacon focuses on the challenges of community-based counselling services amid cost-of-living crisis: Insights from BACP's Policy team. BACP staff blog
World Mental Health Day – our joint statement News Published 10 Oct 2024 We’ve joined with other counselling and mental health organisations to issue a joint statement in support of NHS staff for World Mental Health Day
Contracting between client and counsellor News Published 30 Apr 2025 Sarah Millward explains why contracting between a client and counsellor is so important and a topic that people often ask about. BACP Get help with counselling concerns blog
Welsh Government consults on new Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy News Published 4 Apr 2024 Members and counselling organisations can help shape future of Welsh mental health and wellbeing services