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Counsellors, psychotherapists and psychologists fighting to preserve ethical therapy in the face of political imposition of queer theory and gender identity ideology
Recent News
Aug 2026
Thoughtful Therapists Response to the Draft Conversion Practices Bill
Read our 11 page briefing on the draft bill
Aug 2026
Serious concerns about how the BACP’s draft ethical framework is queering psychotherapy and counselling
Sue Parker Hall traises serious questions about whats really behind the new ethical framework
Dec 2025
EXCLUSIVE: Therapists SLAM therapeutic bodies for ‘industrial capture of gender ideology’
Thoughtful Therapists appear on live TV to expose the ideological capture of our professional bodies and the impact this has of the trajectory towards mecicalisation of vulnerable children
Nov 2025
Trans Formation: How Gender Identity Ideology Took over the BACP
How did BACP change so drastically from a formerly respected professional therapy association, to a quasi-political movement for social justice advocacy, and within such a short space of time? Peter Jenkins
Nov 2025
The Therapists Breaking Ranks on Gender Ideology | Thoughtful Therapists
Lucy Beney and Terry Patterson of Thoughtful Therapists in conversation with Stella O'Malley talking about the downgrading of the therapy profession and the gradual shift towards the affirming model of therapy
Oct 2025
Finally the dam breaks! BACP, UKCP and BPS in the spotlight over cancellation of GC leadership
Top therapist ‘ousted’ after trans activist row Dr Christian Buckland claims he was forced out of role after raising concerns about treatment for gender-questioning children
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Oct 2025
New support group for therapists in training - If you are struggling on your training course due to the imposition of political ideology, specifically Queer Theory and gender ideology, please come and join others in our new super secure moderated WhatsApp Group just for trainees. Join us and then we will add. you to the group
July 2025
August 2025
Right to Reply - Peter Jenkins and Lucy Beney of Thoughtful Therapists respond to the recent article in BACP journal Counselling Young People and Families, 'Language Matters', Clark, S and Conner, J June 2025
May 2025
What Happens When a Generation Grows Up Without Reality – Jaco van Zyl
Psychotherapist Jaco van Zyl explores how Western culture's shift from duty to gratification is harming young people's psychological development. From the dangers of gentle parenting to the allure of "my truth," this conversation dives deep into what we're getting wrong—and how we can build something better.