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Rebecca Grace, Assistant Registrar for BACP, addresses therapy complaints, confidentiality, competence, boundaries and power imbalances. BACP learning from practice blogs

In collaboration with York St John University (YSJU) we're offering a full-time PhD studentship on An exploration and evaluation of Routine Outcome Measurement use in clinical/therapeutic practice.

José Luis Leal writes about how being present in the world can help in a spiritual crisis. Thresholds, July 2023

Therapy may not always be the answer. There may be a time when you or your loved ones are experiencing a mental health crisis and don’t know who to reach out to.

We provided a briefing ahead of the discussion on the Mental Health and Wellbeing Plan

Research report summarising the findings of a survey of BACP members' awareness and understanding of FGM, examples of best therapeutic practice when working with survivors of FGM and training needs. PDF download

Open article: Victoria Penfold asks all therapists to consider an embodied practice. Therapy Today, December 2025/January 2026.

'I support supervisees to write a new clinical will or update an existing one, and encourage them to consider their priorities and preferences for pausing practice'. BACP Children, Young People and Families, March 2024.

What to do if you want to make a complaint about poor or unethical practice by your therapist

The figures are ‘encouraging’ but need to be treated with some caution