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BACP accreditation is the mark of a high quality, professional practitioner training course. It guarantees a standard of training accepted for BACP membership, registration and accreditation. Our course accreditation scheme is temporarily closed and we’re not accepting any new applications at this time.

Our members share their tips to help you build up your self-esteem

What is online counselling? What is telephone or phone counselling? Our member Rakhi Chand explains how online and phone counselling work.

Open article: ‘Slowly I began to trust that I wouldn’t be judged or shamed for expressing my emotions’. Therapy Today, July/August 2024.

We’re campaigning for a paid counsellor to be in every secondary school, academy and FE college in England

A pathway to private practice: Setting up, developing and maintaining a career in counselling. Plus... Loneliness: society’s most pressing issue... Therapists who self-harm... Setting up in practice outside the UK. Private Practice, March 2025

Our latest Public Perceptions Survey shows more people are accessing therapy, finding it helpful and would recommend it.

‘Counselling can provide a context in which to navigate the complexities of ageing’. Therapy Today, April 2024

As work-related burnout rises, therapists discuss the impact on mental health and how to cope

The personal branding dilemma: Marketing your practice. Plus... The hidden impact of a complaint... Finding community through social media... Boarding school and broken attachments. Private Practice, June 2025