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"I felt a pressing need to be with him in person. I leaned into my laptop, craning my neck, seeing us both alone in our separate little windows." Regular column from Lucy-Jean Lloyd. BACP Children, Young People and Families, September 2020

"... being an effective container is an odd mixture of things. On the one hand, it requires a solid presence... On the other, if the containment is to be authentic, then it needs to be porous." Regular column from Ryan Lowe. BACP Children, Young People and Families, September 2020

"I know there are counsellors who struggle to convey this firmly when the client is in their home as they feel that it is the client’s choice who is in the room." Regular column by Sarah Worley-James. BACP Workplace, October 2020

Information about BACP's position on online teaching delivery and remote supervised placement hours.

What is bereavement? What are the signs of grief? How do you cope with the loss of a loved one? BACP member and accredited registered therapist Lulu Sinclair shares her guidance on healing after a loss and when bereavement counselling might help you.

Our member Ani de la Prida explains what a creative therapist does and how creative arts therapies can help

'Are we all foolish for casting aside secure income for the vagaries of private practice? Or are we living the dream, enjoying a harmonious work-life balance that our previous work was unable to offer?' Regular column from Sandi Mann. BACP Workplace, April 2023

Open article: Recent research reveals that surprisingly high numbers of neurodivergent people are drawn to working in the caring professions, and may be more at risk of experiencing an extreme and debilitating form of burnout. How much do we really know about neurodivergent burnout and its long-term consequences? And, how can therapists best support neurodivergent carers who are facing burnout? Cloie Parfitt shares her findings. BACP Workplace, April 2024

How to offer support and where to get advice.

‘The trajectory of the counselling professions is constantly being directed by political influences’ Therapy Today, May 2024