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Another trick on the wall: Climbing for wellbeing... Bouldering therapy: Developments from Cumbria... Early maladaptive schemas: Links with depression and anxiety... Student placements: When theory meets practice... Student Minds: University Mental Health Charter. University and College Counselling, March 2025.

Roots exposed: Disentangling mental health and suicide in higher education settings. Plus... Distinctions and visibilities: Labelling mental health... Mental Health Charter: Association of Colleges... Eating disorders: Guidance from Beat

Chronic pain takes its toll not only on the individual but also on their partner. Aiden Duffy explains the importance of the couple relationship when working with people in persistent discomfort. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, October 2020

Requirements for student counsellors on adult-focused BACP accredited courses undertaking training placements with children and young people.

BACP and the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP) have a connection with each other’s counsellor and psychotherapist accreditation schemes.

Generational trauma is what happens when untreated trauma and stress are passed onto second and subsequent generations, writes Dr Aileen Alleyne. Private Practice, December 2023

Embracing authenticity: How Bluey illustrates the paradoxical theory of change in parenting and counselling. BACP member blogs. BACP student blogs

On being able: Equality diversity and inclusion for those with different abilities. Plus... Communication difficulties: Creative support... Students and alcohol: Navigating a drinking culture... Managing disabilities: Lived experience

Counsellors and psychotherapists play a crucial role in improving the health and wellbeing of our society. Find out about training, search for jobs and placements or develop your skills working with us.

This resource considers some of the complaints we've received around competence and fitness to practise, and explores their implications for practice