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How to complain about a BACP member What to do if you want to make a complaint about poor or unethical practice by your therapist
Black men on the couch Journals Published 6 Dec 2023 Rotimi Akinsete and Wayne Mertins-Brown report on navigating anxiety and identity, and confronting male violence. Private Practice, December 2023
BACP Cost of living report A central pillar of our campaign work has been to better understand the negative mental health impact of the ongoing cost-of-living crisis on our members, counselling services, clients and the wider population.
Therapists’ Experience of Identifying Signs of Burnout in Themselves Research Published 28 Apr 2025 Updated 5 May 2026 Poster presentation by Iris Osk Gudsteinsdottir.
Abortion: issues for the counselling professions in England and Wales GPiA 059 Good practice Published 31 Aug 2018 Good Practice in Action legal resource. Last reviewed November 2025. PDF download
Menopause and anxiety News Published 11 Feb 2025 Donna Morgan explores menopause and anxiety: understanding the hormonal link to emotional well-being. BACP member blogs
Ethical Framework Review Project progress Policy Published 21 Mar 2024 Updated 24 Dec 2025 Find out more about the themes and feedback from our Ethical Framework review
Our response to autumn budget News Published 27 Nov 2025 More Neighbourhood Health Centres are welcome but omission of targeted mental health measures is concerning