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Brigitte Stephenson explores the power of disability-affirmative therapy in a non-inclusive world. BACP client blogs.

Taking therapy into new realities... plus... Should we let a client bring their baby to sessions?... Janina Fisher on treating trauma well... Boundary issues in small communities... Exploding the myth of the untroubled therapist

The IAPT model dominates mental health services in England. Elizabeth Cotton argues that the model is flawed and downgrades therapy. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, January 2020

Anxious & absent: How therapists can support the rising numbers of parents dealing with emotionally based school avoidance // Supporting resettled refugees // Growing up with dual heritage // Biphobia and bi-erasure // Diagnosis as a route to care. Therapy Today, June 2025

Our member Marion Major explains what an art therapist does and what art therapy can help with

Phone therapy is intimate, accessible and offers the therapeutic asset of visual anonymity, says Sarah Hart. Therapy Today, March 2023

Nathaniel G. Oke on the barriers, stigma, and healing journeys of Black men in therapy. BACP member blogs.

Aleesha Khan urges us to address political dimensions of children’s lives in counselling to contribute to a more inclusive and equitable society. BACP Children, Young People and Families, December 2023

Being seen, being heard... plus... How black women are making their mark in research... Power dynamics in intercultural supervision... A person-centred approach to ecotherapy... Rethinking therapy for black men... Intergenerational trauma in fractured families

Are you GSRD competent? Ethical working with gender, sexual and relationship diversity... plus... Understanding the impact of minority stress... Relationship anarchy in the therapy room... Myth-busting the risks of affirmative care... When emotional disturbance presents as physical illness.