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We've welcomed comments from Robert Halfon MP calling for a counsellor in every school

Good Practice in Action contracting for adults in the counselling professions. Published May 2024. PDF download

NHS workers: how therapy can help. Plus... Stroke patients: Working with the psychological effects of stroke... Psychiatric ward: What it’s like to be admitted, by a former patient... Food stories: Why we need to explore our experience of eating.

Sign our petition calling for an emergency resilience fund to pay for vital counselling provision now

Good Practice in Action contracting for adults across the counselling professions. Published January 2024. PDF download

"in a time of COVID-19, it is more likely that a young person facing adversity will experience deeper fears than we might usually expect". Regular column from Lucy-Jean Lloyd. BACP Children, Young People and Families, December 2020

When time is of the essence: Working at relational depth in short-term therapy... Extremist ideas: Navigating misogyny in the room... Professional development: The restorative power of nature... Setting up from scratch: Profile of an FE head of service. University and College Counselling, November 2025.

Recharge refresh: Connecting with ourselves and the outdoors. Plus... Positive self-affirmations: Research from FE... Student Minds: Championing the sector... A climate of fear: Environmental breakdown. University and College Counselling, September 2024.

Good Practice in Action clinical reflections for practice resource. Last reviewed March 2023. PDF download

We're devastated that the closure of the scheme will leave children without vital support