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Counselling can help clients who have fled to the West for safety to understand their complex attachments to their homelands, says Sofia Chanda-Gool. Therapy Today, February 2024

News and resources from the BACP Research team. Therapy Today, May 2024

The new Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions 2026 has been launched and will become mandatory on Tuesday 3 November 2026. This page will help you prepare for the transition by providing information about the review process, as well as feedback which helped shape the new framework and supporting resources.

'It takes courage to dare to be your real self’ Regular column from Judy Stafford. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2023

For accredited members who have attained a Level 7 counselling and psychotherapy qualification that meets the eligibility criteria.

Coaching comes of age: Are coach-therapists leading us towards a bright new world?.. plus How do we manage professional self-doubt?.. Mick Cooper argues that therapists are changing the world... Ethical responses when a client reveals sex addiction... Is phone counselling more intimate?

Our members share advice for parents with kids starting secondary school next week

Research by Judith Macdonald

A framework for delivering effective counselling skills