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Francesca Francis explores how the shift from in-person to online therapy during the pandemic has reshaped the therapeutic experience.

Videos, FAQs and resources to support members in working with this section of the Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions

Good Practice in Action commonly asked questions resource on equality and diversity. Last reviewed June 2024. PDF download

BACP Private Practice is for members who are working independently or for trainees who have yet to establish their counselling direction and are interested in private practice.

Used by practitioners, trainers, supervisors and services, our evidence-based frameworks ensure practitioners have the skills and knowledge needed to work in particular settings or with particular clients

This guidance was originally published in 2019, facilitated by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Prescribed Drug Dependence (APPG for PDD 2017 to 2019). PDF download

On whose authority? Power and leadership in a university counselling service. Cross-cultural counselling: Protecting staff’s sense of self... Digital distraction: Attention as a wellbeing issue... Walking the path: Class barriers in... counselling training. University and College Counselling, May 2026.

Our statement in response to the NHS announcement

Square peg in a round hole? The experiences of neurodivergent counsellors. Plus... Politics in the consulting room... Failure and mental wellbeing... Ethics in the world of AI.

We welcome the Budget’s much needed investment in public services but we're concerned about the impact on third sector organisations