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Good Practice in Action legal resource on confidentiality. Last reviewed December 2025. PDF download

We exist for one simple reason - counselling changes lives. Read about our philosophy, values and strategy.

Open article: Why is the issue of workplace bullying still not taken seriously enough? Sonia Stojanovic has worked for the Civil Service for 25 years and shares her research from in-depth interviews with members of staff who have experienced it. BACP Workplace, July 2024

Stephen Paul is a registered psychotherapist, coach, trainer and supervisor. He has practised for over 35 years and is a former director of the Centre for Psychological Therapies at Leeds Metropolitan University. Coaching Today, January 2020

Promoting the importance of early intervention and access to timely psychological therapies for children, young people and families is a priority for BACP.

News and resources from the BACP Research team. Therapy Today, May 2024

Research Conference discussion explored the role of therapy in supporting displaced people

Open article: Psychosis typically emerges for the first time in young adulthood. Dr George Salaminios explores the importance of early intervention in college and university counselling and the rationale for therapeutically targeting dysfunctions in mentalizing. BACP University and College Counselling, March 2026.

How music heals. Plus... Body dysmorphia: Exploring the client's underlying feelings of shame... Transgender lives: Is hostility creeping into the therapy room?... Risk awareness: The impact of social media on our mental health

‘The heartbeat of any organisation is its community’. Therapy Today, February 2024