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The new Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions 2026 has been launched and will become mandatory on Tuesday 3 November 2026. This page will help you prepare for the transition by providing information about the review process, as well as feedback which helped shape the new framework and supporting resources.

Open article: How does VAT affect small psychotherapy practices? Paolo Imbalzano and Trish Kill share their perspectives. Private Practice, September 2026.

Antidoting the black pill. Modelling an alternative for teenagers seduced by the manosphere... Plus: Let’s talk about sex... Challenging diet culture... Embracing GSRD – in action... Lost in translation. BACP Children, Young People & Families, September 2026.

A framework and curriculum to support training and practice in online and phone therapy (formerly telephone and e-counselling competences and curricula)

A competence framework to recognise and support the roles of workplace counsellors and enhance professional standards

Open article: Susie Masterson draws on 20 years of experience in the tech industry to explore our vulnerability as therapists to AI scams and how we can protect ourselves . Therapy Today, September 2026

Listen to our BACP podcasts featuring highlights from Therapy Today, extras from our events and professional learning insights - in the office, on the move or at home.

Open article: Kyra Challen moved from Sussex to Wellington, New Zealand, where she currently works as a student counsellor at Massey University. BACP University and College Counselling September 2026.

An overview of the availability and client profile of step 3 therapies. This report looks at the level of choice within the IAPT programme and the demographic profile, diagnosis and number of sessions attended of clients accessing the different psychological therapies. PDF download.

A narrative review summarising the current literature on psychological therapy for children with LTCs, focusing on multiple LTCs, asthma, diabetes,  myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). PDF download.