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BACP accreditation demonstrates that a service provider offers an accountable, ethical, professional and responsive service to clients, staff, volunteers and stakeholders.

Responses will give us a fuller picture of young people’s views on mental health support

We’re pleased to see so many specific commitments to counselling

What is chronic pain? How does pain affect your mental health? Can counselling help and what types of therapy are best for chronic pain? Our member Elizabeth Turp explains.

Our accreditation routes recognise the wide variety of training pathways by which our members enter the profession and then continue to develop post-qualification.

"The best thing to say is rarely something ‘clever’ and almost never something that ‘sounds like what a counsellor might say’." Regular column from Sue Kegerreis. BACP Children, Young People and Families, December 2020

Our members’ share advice for half of under 25’s who say work stress affects their mental health and sleep

The fund pays for crucial support for vulnerable children, including therapy

Our policies, guidelines and associated documents that explain our processes and what we expect from our members.