Strong support for school counselling during debate in Parliament News Published 10 Nov 2021 We’re pleased to have influenced the House of Commons debate by briefing MPs
The double empathy paradox: why it’s time to meet half way News Published 6 Jun 2025 Joanna Baars is exploring why communication feels different for neurodivergent minds. BACP Member blogs.
Domestic abuse is driving a mental health crisis - and recovery is being ignored News Published 5 Mar 2026 Psychotherapist Laura McCarthy explores domestic abuse and the mental health crisis: why Recovery is being overlooked. BACP member blogs.
Speaking into the silence: why therapists may fear bereavement work News Published 14 Jan 2026 Charlotte Allocca discusses imposter syndrome in new counsellors and reframing it as growth. BACP member blogs.
Viewpoint: Body and soul Journals Published 21 Nov 2025 Open article: Victoria Penfold asks all therapists to consider an embodied practice. Therapy Today, December 2025/January 2026.
How we deal with complaints Our professional conduct procedure provides an open and transparent way for clients or other members to raise complaints against a BACP member
Why does the media get therapy so wrong? Journals Published 20 Feb 2023 And does it deter clients from seeking help? asks Sasha Bates. Therapy Today, March 2023
Therapy at its most intimate Journals Published 20 Feb 2023 Phone therapy is intimate, accessible and offers the therapeutic asset of visual anonymity, says Sarah Hart. Therapy Today, March 2023
Stick, twist or fold? Journals Published 20 Feb 2023 Paula Hall discusses the ethical choices for counsellors when an established client discloses a compulsive sexual behaviour disorder. Therapy Today, March 2023
Why I am not a person with autism: Liz Driscoll Journals Published 1 Nov 2023 Changing the way she referred to herself was key to accepting her neurodivergence, says Liz Driscoll. Therapy Today, November 2023