University counselling helps “improve students’ academic outcomes” News Published 27 Apr 2023 New research highlights a wide range of benefits of counselling for university students
Campaign trail: Get in touch Journals Published 15 Oct 2020 "We will once again champion the effectiveness of counselling and psychotherapy." Regular column from Matthew Smith-Lilley. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, October 2020
BACP Children, Young People and Families, September 2023 Journals Published 31 Aug 2023 The impossible dilemma: When seeking safety is dangerous. Plus: Different, not deficient // Killing the Buddha // Reasons to be cheerful // The only child in therapy
Professional Standards Authority re-accreditation update News Published 1 Aug 2024 We were re-accredited by the PSA in March this year
Ethnic-Minority Therapists’ Lived Experiences of Mental-Health-Related Stigma and Their Impact on Work With Culturally Similar Clients: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Research Published 12 Feb 2026 Updated 12 Feb 2026 Research by Mohammed Ahmed
Agency in action Journals Published 3 Mar 2023 Emily Harrison examines the concepts of psychological and embodied agency for clients and therapists. BACP Children, Young People and Families, March 2023
What therapy can help with Product An A-Z list of issues and concerns which may be helped by talking to a counsellor.
Anti-oppressive and inclusive practice in counselling and psychotherapy training Developing anti-oppressive and inclusive practice in counselling and psychotherapy training using the race and ethnicity toolkit, which has been commissioned by the Coalition for Inclusion and Anti-Oppressive Practice.
Working with suicidal risk Jamie Smith discuses how our own views or feelings on suicide can affect the ability to practise safely and competently when managing risk. Video resource.
Why I'd recommend being a BACP media spokesperson News Published 10 Oct 2019 Our member Louise Tyler explains why she became one of our media spokespeople and what she's gained from the role