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An A-Z list of the different approaches, modalities or ways of working within counselling and psychotherapy.

Coaching comes of age: Are coach-therapists leading us towards a bright new world?.. plus How do we manage professional self-doubt?.. Mick Cooper argues that therapists are changing the world... Ethical responses when a client reveals sex addiction... Is phone counselling more intimate?

Under pressure: Can low-cost counselling services survive?... plus... Helping clients deal with workplace anxiety // The therapeutic power of watching films // Working with the impact of war trauma // The pros and cons of joining online groups

The truth about ‘Generation Anxiety’... What’s really undermining the mental health of young people? // The ethics of turning down clients // Breaking the shame-rage cycle // Couples therapy for addiction // Are psychedelics really risk-free?

Is working with psychedelics the future of therapy?... plus... Championing the person-centred approach... Lessons learned from working with addiction... The ethics of working with clients abroad... Exploring what makes a good ending

Open article: Tori Ufondu explains why all good talking therapy is a form of energy work. Therapy Today, October 2025.

Watch our member Jen Mak explain all about walk and talk therapy

Jane Langley presents the idea of the phantasy sibling transference in counselling with only-child clients. BACP Children, Young People and Families, September 2023

An A-Z list of issues and concerns which may be helped by talking to a counsellor.

Understanding when the criminal justice system can request therapy notes - and when therapists can refuse // Working with misogyny // A veteran's recovery // Supporting HIV positive clients // Our profession post-pandemic. Therapy Today, December 2025/January 2026