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Sarah Millward explores the ethical considerations involved in psychotherapy, and the steps therapists can take to ensure the best possible care for their clients. BACP Get help with counselling concerns blog

I work for a local counselling service and have been referred a new client who would like to come for help with issues around loss of identity, low mood and anxiety after having a baby. Our Ethics team and Therapy Today readers consider this month’s dilemma. Therapy Today, September 2023

Open article: Martin Hogg on how to build a practice that reaches the people who most need your help. Private Practice, December 2025.

Transitions and reflections: navigating student counselling, climate distress, and belonging in an academic environment by Eleanor Hayeswood. University and College Counselling, November 2023

Research by Jennifer Pepler

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

How does EMDR really work? Plus... Mind’s eye: Imagery therapy for psychosis // Chronic illness: Can the mind help the body to heal? // Have faith: Working with a client’s spirituality

Good Practice in Action fact sheet covering accountability and candour. Last reviewed January 2024. PDF download

Gillian Proctor, Maeta Brown, Shlomo Cohen and Sue Mckelvie explore how some counsellors working in IAPT deal with ethical conflicts. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2019

Review of 'Emerging Adults in Therapy: how to strengthen your clinical competency' by Zachary Kahn and Juliana Martinez. University and College Counselling, May 2023