Online counselling - the new kid on the block, who's here to stay Journals Published 1 Mar 2023 Online counselling sat on the fringes of therapeutic work until the COVID pandemic forced us to find new ways of working. Few of us were prepared for or were sufficiently trained to adapt to this new way of working. Rick Hughes interviews Sarah Worley-James about the brave new world of online counselling. University and College Counselling, March 2023
The power of ordinary magic Journals Published 24 Jan 2023 Emma Byrne describes the transformative effects of a resilience-based perspective for supporting clients with adverse childhood experiences. Therapy Today, February 2023
Why feelings are overrated Journals Published 1 Jul 2020 Is therapy really good for everyone, or just for people who ‘feel like us’? asks Gillian Bridge. Therapy Today, July 2020
Poetry: the superpower of words Journals Published 29 Nov 2022 Judy Morris shares her passion for poetry, and explains its scientific basis and its social and emotional impact. BACP Children, Young People and Families, December 2022
Scotland Mental Health Strategy recognises contribution of therapists News Published 5 Jul 2023 BACP, members and organisations contributed to Scotland's new Mental Health Strategy
Talking therapies could improve mental health of people with dementia News Published 17 Oct 2022 Our member Danuta Lipinska comments on new research
Calls for counselling investment made during Parliamentary debate News Published 25 Sep 2020 The human and financial cost will be enormous if there’s not an expansion of counselling services, one peer said
“Thank you all for an incredible five years” Research Published 5 Feb 2024 Updated 9 Feb 2024 Alwyn Li is to step down from our Board of Trustees