British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy

British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy is the professional association for members of the counselling professions in the UK.

We exist for one simple reason - counselling changes lives.

📢 We're closed for the Christmas holidays until Friday 2 January 2026. We wish you all a   and a Happy New Year!🤗💜 Our F...
24/12/2025

📢 We're closed for the Christmas holidays until Friday 2 January 2026. We wish you all a and a Happy New Year!🤗💜

Our FAQs may help while we're away and there's more information if you need urgent support ➡️ https://orlo.uk/H3NDG

Christmas is often painted as a time of warmth, togetherness and familiar traditions. Cosy moments, shared meals and the...
22/12/2025

Christmas is often painted as a time of warmth, togetherness and familiar traditions. Cosy moments, shared meals and the feeling of being surrounded by loved ones. 🎄✨

For many people, especially after divorce, Christmas can feel very different. Instead of comfort, it may bring uncertainty, loneliness or emotional strain, particularly if it is your first one navigating it on your own.

This Christmas, our members have shared some thoughtful tips on how to make the festive period more manageable after divorce.

Read more here 👉 https://orlo.uk/fVZNj

What are the benefits of attending a network meeting❓They're a great place for members to come together and share experi...
19/12/2025

What are the benefits of attending a network meeting❓

They're a great place for members to come together and share experiences, challenges, success stories and business ideas. Of course the conversations don't stop there, you can carry on the discussions in our Communities of Practice 😉

Meetings are held across the UK, and online, and each cover a different theme. Online meetings are free to attend and in-person meetings cost £10 per person.

Find a meeting happening in the next few months near you ➡️ https://orlo.uk/GFUD4

Access to therapy shouldn’t depend on where you live.For too long, victims and survivors of domestic abuse and sexual vi...
18/12/2025

Access to therapy shouldn’t depend on where you live.

For too long, victims and survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence have faced a postcode lottery when trying to get the support they need.

The new NHS referral services introduced by the government aims to change that by improving access to specialist therapy for survivors across England. This is a positive and much-needed step forward for those affected by domestic and child sexual abuse.

Find out more 👉 https://orlo.uk/go40p

Misogyny is not always obvious. It can be woven into online trends, cultural norms, and casual comments that students ca...
17/12/2025

Misogyny is not always obvious. It can be woven into online trends, cultural norms, and casual comments that students carry into the counselling room without realising.

If a young person hesitates and says 'I don’t know why I think this', it reveals a deeper story waiting to be explored.

In the latest University and College Counselling journal, Emma Wingate looks at what may be underneath this prejudice and how we can work with it in the counselling room.

Read more 👉 https://orlo.uk/AN62J

Parties, family dinners, New Year celebrations… and suddenly your heart races, your palms sweat, and you wonder if you w...
15/12/2025

Parties, family dinners, New Year celebrations… and suddenly your heart races, your palms sweat, and you wonder if you will say the wrong thing. Social anxiety can make festive fun feel overwhelming. 😓

You're not alone. Many people experience the same worry and there are ways to feel calmer and more confident in social situations.

Our members share six practical tips to help you navigate social anxiety at Christmas and actually enjoy the festive cheer. 🎄

Read more ➡️ https://orlo.uk/Dg7li

Saying goodbye in child therapy isn’t easy.Even when therapy has helped, endings can be emotional - for the child, the f...
12/12/2025

Saying goodbye in child therapy isn’t easy.

Even when therapy has helped, endings can be emotional - for the child, the family, and the therapist.

In the latest CYPF journal, senior lecturer Sonya Kurzweil PhD shares 10 practical ways to make therapy endings supportive and compassionate.

Read more here 👉 https://orlo.uk/6UAi7

What are your suggestions to help children cope with endings or big changes? 💬

Christmas may still be a couple of weeks away, but the pressure is already building with parties, planning, prep and the...
10/12/2025

Christmas may still be a couple of weeks away, but the pressure is already building with parties, planning, prep and the never-ending to-do list. For many, it’s exciting - but it can also be exhausting. 😵‍💫

When everything feels like go, go, go, it’s easy to hit burnout before the celebrations even begin. Feeling drained? Overwhelmed? Like you’re running on festive fumes? You’re not alone.

That’s why we asked our members to share their best tips for staying calm, grounded and energised through the festive period so you can enjoy the moments that really matter.

Do you have your own go-to tip for avoiding festive burnout? 🤔 We’d love to hear it.

Latest jobs in December!Members can see the latest counselling and psychotherapy vacancies on our Jobs Board 🙌 Find out ...
09/12/2025

Latest jobs in December!

Members can see the latest counselling and psychotherapy vacancies on our Jobs Board 🙌

Find out more here ➡️ https://orlo.uk/NK2EZ

Grief can make everything feel different, affecting your thoughts, your body, and even the sense of who you are.Your mem...
06/12/2025

Grief can make everything feel different, affecting your thoughts, your body, and even the sense of who you are.

Your memory may slip, your sleep or appetite can change, your mood may feel unpredictable, your chest can ache with the weight of loss, and you might feel strangely lost, as though a part of you went with the person who died.

This Grief Awareness Week, our member Julia Samuel shares tips on how you can support yourself as you navigate the emotional, physical and psychological impact of grief.

Read more 👉 https://orlo.uk/hgBHR

Health Secretary Wes Streeting’s announcement of an independent review into mental health demand and support is an impor...
05/12/2025

Health Secretary Wes Streeting’s announcement of an independent review into mental health demand and support is an important opportunity to prompt action to improve the nation’s mental health. It must be based on solid evidence.

We will contribute to the review and will ensure that the voices of the counselling and psychotherapy sector and those with lived experience are at the heart of our submission.

The review follows comments by Streeting earlier this year that mental health conditions were being ‘over-diagnosed’. He’s now said it’s important that the rise in diagnoses is better understood.

"We were hugely concerned by these 'over-diagnosis' comments and angered by Minister Stephen Kinnock’s inaccurate statement earlier this year that an ‘unregulated private sector' of therapists was contributing to an ‘overdiagnosis' of mental health conditions. This review should provide real answers – and put these ill-judged comments to bed," says Dr Lisa Morrison, our Director of Professional Standards, Policy and Research.

This week, we've supported Stuart Andrew MP to table some parliamentary questions about the scope of the review, the current evidence available about diagnosis rates and opportunities for the mental health sector to contribute to the work. We're awaiting answers to these from the Department for Health and Social Care.

Read our full response to the announcement about the the review: https://orlo.uk/vooLx

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