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What is redundancy and why does it happen? How can it affect your mental health? BACP registered Simon Coombs shares his insights and explains how counselling can help.

Open article: Frontline NHS workers are at high risk of burnout. Gloria Howard explains how a trauma-informed approach to treatment can be effective. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, July 2024.

Coaching and occupational psychologist Charlotte Housden shares the genesis and development of a new practice model for helping clients and practitioners through the process of change, and the research that inspired it. Coaching Today, October 2023

Open article: With an affirmative foundation, all good therapy can be challenging, explorative, deep and rewarding, says Paul Christopher Mollitt. Therapy Today, June 2024.

Our campaign led to council support for counselling funding in 10 local secondary schools

Research overview based on searches of PubMed, Psychinfo and NHS Evidence from 2000 onwards in relation to counselling and psychological therapies for depression in and around pregnancy. PDF download.

‘Another way of connecting with practitioners is by joining BACP’s Communities of Practice, an ethical online community for sharing knowledge among diverse practitioners, from beginners to experts, which every member has access to.’ BACP Workplace, January 2024

Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, October 2020

When she was admitted to a psychiatric ward, Caroline Smith didn’t know if she would ever come out. She describes her experience and wonders how we could better support mental health patients. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, July 2023

Good Practice in Action fact sheet. Last reviewed March 2025. PDF download