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BACP Healthcare is for counsellors, psychotherapists and related professionals providing psychological therapies in healthcare settings in the public, private and third sectors.

Joanna Holmes reflects on five years leading BACP’s CYPF policy work, UK achievements, and her new focus on safeguarding. BACP staff blogs.

Rebecca talks about making a difference, her dogs and Dolly Parton. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, January 2023

Open article: Therapists on social media platforms can inadvertently find themselves becoming mental health influencers, says Ella White. Therapy Today, April 2025.

Leaving home and starting a new life, often in a new city, can be very exciting. But it can also be daunting adjusting to a new environment and making new friends.

A round-up of the latest findings and policy updates affecting CYPF. BACP Children, Young People and Families, December 2023

Dr Andrew Reeves introduces our campaign on the 'Transforming children and young people’s mental health provision' green paper

Open article: David Britten explains why the coaching competences have been created and gives some background to their development. He addresses some key questions and concerns that BACP members have voiced about these and other frameworks. Coaching Today, January 2023

'Suicide is always a tragedy... We, services and institutions, can’t be defensive, and we all need to be able to have open conversations about it'. University and College Counselling, May 2023

Open article: Angela Ramsay explores the impact of the pandemic on therapists and therapeutic practice. Private Practice, June 2024.