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In his regular column Barry McInnes considers claims to be 'the UK’s leading counsellor’. Therapy Today, April 2013

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Supervision requirements for individual accreditation

The motherhood transition: ‘How do we coach clients who are navigating “the forgotten land of the mother”? Plus... The social impact of wellbeing coaching... Spiritual coaching: a growing frontier... Focusing-oriented coaching: a guide. Coaching Today, July 2024

Black women & birth trauma... Why postnatal PTSD still goes unrecognised // Working with black queer men // Helping a client let go with love // Compassionate race conversations // Are placements fit for purpose?

The truth about ‘Generation Anxiety’... What’s really undermining the mental health of young people? // The ethics of turning down clients // Breaking the shame-rage cycle // Couples therapy for addiction // Are psychedelics really risk-free?

What to do if you want to make a complaint about poor or unethical practice by your therapist

Details of the transition period mechanisms for moving between membership categories

Private practice toolkit - all member resource. PDF download

Monday 7 January is called Divorce Day, but BACP counsellor Armele Philpotts has some advice if you want to see a counsellor not a lawyer.