Ethics

Supervision has always been central to safe counselling practice. The BACP Ethical Framework 2026, mandatory from midday on Tuesday 3…

Boundaries in counselling define the structure and limits of the therapeutic relationship, helping to build trust and ensure safety. From…

From midday on Tuesday 3 November 2026, having a clinical will stops being good practice for BACP members and becomes…

If you work as a counsellor or psychotherapist, in private practice, an agency, or any other setting, you are a…

Counselling ethics guide practice, confidentiality, and professional conduct. Ethical bodies like BACP set standards, offer support, and handle complaints. Conflicts…

As a counsellor or psychotherapist, you’re trained to maintain professional boundaries to protect the integrity of the therapeutic relationship. Yet,…

Ethics guide what’s right; confidentiality protects what’s shared. Counsellors in the UK aren’t legally regulated, but professional bodies uphold standards.…

Therapy records hold some of the most sensitive information a person will ever share: their mental health, relationships, trauma, identity,…

Moral injury is an emerging concept of profound importance to therapeutic practice, particularly in a world grappling with complex ethical,…