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NHS Digital data shows alarming increase in number of children and young people waiting for therapy

We’re disappointed that the NI Executive's new spending priorities don't include mental health services

Open article: Fee Scott warns against the risks of using casual diagnostic terms in the therapy room. Therapy Today, November 2025.

Charlotte Allocca discusses imposter syndrome in new counsellors and reframing it as growth. BACP member blogs.

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

BACP’s work to protect the public and to maintain public confidence in the profession is at the heart of everything we do.

The Scope of Practice and Education (SCoPEd) framework is a ground-breaking shared standards framework, which sets out the core training, practice and competence requirements for counsellors and psychotherapists working with adults.

Three quarters of therapists reported a rise in clients seeking therapy for ADHD-related issues in the past year, according to our survey

Ann Holden writes that "school counsellors add significant representation in an educational setting"

A summary of current issues and opportunities in our sector. University and College Counselling, March 2020