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BACP offers bursaries for the 2026 Research Conference, covering fees and travel to support early career researchers, trainees and people with lived experience.

Alwyn Li is to step down from our Board of Trustees

Challenges, barriers, progress & hope: What's changed for black practitioners five years on from George Floyd? Reclaiming your name // Being the child of a therapist // Maternity leave as a private practitioner // Energy work in therapy. Therapy Today, October 2025

Sophia Friedrich shares how, in her experience, being part of the integrated local authority offer makes school counselling better for everyone. BACP Children, Young People and Families, September 2023

Our survey found 70% of men would only consider therapy once they reach breaking point

Abstracts submitted to the BACP Annual Research Conference are eligible for this prestigious award which aims to make research more accessible and engaging.

We’ve asked the Government for more clarity on DBS check changes

Long waiting times for an appointment at a gender identity clinic can have a detrimental impact on the mental health of trans people. CJ Webb believes NHS Talking Therapies services can help. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2024.

A summary of current issues and opportunities in our sector. University and College Counselling, November 2023

When it’s time for goodbye: Integrating a range of therapeutic models to create positive endings in child therapy... Plus: On their own terms ... Intersectionality in practice... Trans teens at the tabletop... Gender stereotypes. BACP Children, Young People & Familes, December 2025.