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Reading Joan Didion’s Private Diary: A reflection on ethics, legacy, and literary boundaries. BACP Student blogs.

This follows more than a year of conversations and campaigning

"By integrating mindfulness into supervision sessions, my supervisees and I have unlocked a felt sense of the client that has supported the counsellor to engage with rich reflections or identify their own blocks." Regular column from Elizabeth Holt. BACP Children, Young People and Families, March 2023

Holding a maternal mirror: How a counsellor’s pregnancy impacted her work with children in care... Plus: Happy and safe online... Facilitating advocacy... Supporting refugees... Clay as the narrative. BACP Children, Young People & Familes, March 2026.

Our Board of Governors has issued a statement

Sarah Millward explains why the ending of the therapeutic relationship between counselling and client is so critical. BACP Get help with counselling concerns blog

We’re urging the government to recognise that access to psychological therapies is a crucial part of suicide prevention

Where and how you can get access to counselling and psychotherapy, including free and paid for services

TikTok and the self diagnosis trend.. Are mental health influencers doing more harm than good?.. plus The lasting effects of person-centred therapy... When does a client’s anger become abuse?... Helping men escape the drama triangle... Working with hope in challenging times

'Are we all foolish for casting aside secure income for the vagaries of private practice? Or are we living the dream, enjoying a harmonious work-life balance that our previous work was unable to offer?' Regular column from Sandi Mann. BACP Workplace, April 2023