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"... being an effective container is an odd mixture of things. On the one hand, it requires a solid presence... On the other, if the containment is to be authentic, then it needs to be porous." Regular column from Ryan Lowe. BACP Children, Young People and Families, September 2020

Lesley Ludlow reflects on a busy Private Practice conference. Private Practice, December 2019

Suicide risk when working in the counselling professions. Updated April 2023. PDF download

Good Practice in Action legal resource on pre-trial therapy. Last reviewed June 2025. PDF download

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Psychotherapist Laura McCarthy explores domestic abuse and the mental health crisis: why Recovery is being overlooked. BACP member blogs.

I work for a local counselling service and have been referred a new client who would like to come for help with issues around loss of identity, low mood and anxiety after having a baby. Our Ethics team and Therapy Today readers consider this month’s dilemma. Therapy Today, September 2023

Our ethics advisor and Therapy Today readers consider this month's dilemma. Therapy Today, March 2024

If you’ve been wondering whether writing an article for BACP Workplace is for you, Editor, Nicola Banning answers the questions that she is most often asked by therapists who are thinking about taking that first step. BACP Workplace, April 2024