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Find out how to become a BACP retired member, and how to renew or reinstate your retired membership.

BACP and the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP) have a connection with each other’s counsellor and psychotherapist accreditation schemes.

A toolkit designed to help the UK counselling and psychotherapy sectors better understand and address race and diversity.

Poster presentation by Professor Thomas Schroder and Soumya Choudhary

‘How do coaches support leaders in creating environments where neurodivergent talent can flourish?’ Plus... The therapist-to-coach transition: beyond role mechanics // Celtic insights for holistic coaching and supervision // Crossing cultures: action learning in practice. Coaching Today, January 2026

How we work to promote counselling and psychotherapy

Good Practice in Action clinical reflections for practice resource on reasonable adjustments in the counselling professions in private practice. Published August 2023. PDF download

The functions of the BACP Register are supported by our Public Protection Committee, which holds delegated responsibility for developing our public protection strategy.

The Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions 2018 will be reviewed and we want to make sure that members are involved in the process

We need your support to help us influence change. Our guide contains suggestions for action that take just a few minutes but could have a significant impact.