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How to help your child deal with exam stress News Published 30 May 2024 Therapists share advice to help parents support children during exam season
Reasons why school counsellors need to be part of schools News Published 11 Jan 2023 Dr Marilyn McGowen, school-based counselling ERG member, shares her views on why putting forward a motion to the NEU Support Staff Union Conference to secure funding for school counselling is so important. BACP member blogs
Campaign trail: Get involved Journals Published 24 Apr 2020 "... a fantastic opportunity to give your views on how counselling and psychotherapy fit within the NHS". Regular column by Matthew Smith-Lilley. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2020
International Women's Day News Published 4 Mar 2025 Our members highlight women who helped inspire their therapy career to celebrate International Women's Day
Best practice: Lasting effects Journals Published 31 Mar 2023 How can person-centred therapy equip clients to cope when trouble comes back? asks Campbell Purton. Therapy Today, April 2023
The big issue: Celebrating singlehood: the rise in staying solo by choice Journals Published 17 Apr 2025 Open article: More people are choosing to stay unpartnered, and it’s time we ditch the stigma and start to understand the lived experiences of singletons beyond the context of dating, says Suzy Walker. Therapy Today, May 2025.
Counselling: The power of peers Journals Published 3 Mar 2023 "...empowering identifications with peers can help a young person to forge new connections beyond the inevitable hierarchies of their relationships with adults." Regular column from Lucy-Jean Lloyd. BACP Children, Young People and Families, March 2023
How to cope with your first Christmas after divorce News Published 17 Dec 2025 Therapists’ tips for making Christmas manageable post-divorce