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We believe that counselling changes lives and that's why we’re supporting the national #MentalHealthResearchMatters campaign. Check out our blogs, articles and other resources.

For Stress Awareness month, our members share their insight on how to cope with the stress of mess

Mental health practitioners can improve their effectiveness by practising self-compassion, write Dr Elaine Beaumont and Noah Sisson-Curbishley. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2020

Generational trauma is what happens when untreated trauma and stress are passed onto second and subsequent generations, writes Dr Aileen Alleyne. Private Practice, December 2023

José Luis Leal writes about how being present in the world can help in a spiritual crisis. Thresholds, July 2023

COVID-19 can be overwhelming for therapists and lead us to ask, ‘am I doing enough?’ Cindi Bedor reflects on our profession’s response to the crisis and how we respond to overwhelm in our organisations. BACP Workplace, July 2020

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.

How we plan to embed change and develop a profession for the future

Matthew Cormack asks if training could use experiential learning to gain insight into clients’ religious or spiritual feelings. Thresholds, January 2023

We’ve been nominated for our member eBulletin and two campaigns