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Leaving home and starting a new life, often in a new city, can be very exciting. But it can also be daunting adjusting to a new environment and making new friends.

Poster presentation by Dr Steven Wells.

Good Practice in Action fact sheet. Last reviewed July 2024. PDF download

Good Practice in Action fact sheet. Last reviewed April 2024. PDF download

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

Gain experience, support your profession and help make a difference for those in need of counselling and psychotherapy.

An exploration of client views and processes of change. This study presents six case studies looking at the everyday experiences, expectations and experiences of therapy, and the impact of therapy on the lives of carers of people with dementia. PDF download.

Elderly people with chronic physical conditions often find it hard to access mental health services. Idyli Kamaterou reports on a pilot project to offer CBT to older adults. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2020

'Anyone that describes their counselling training as easy is most likely lying. One of my best friends who I met on my training course and I used to describe the experience as the best and worst years of your life – the sentiment is still true to this today.' A conversation with Safaa Ramadan. University and College Counselling, March 2024

This UK wide, expert by experience group is made up of practitioners from across the four nations who are interested in becoming more involved in our children, young people and families policy and campaign work.