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    BACP Research Conference 2026

    Annual counselling & psychotherapy research conference.

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    The UK's leading counselling research event, practice-based, accessible and highly networked. Two-day format with poster presentations and keynote research.

    What we like

    • Strong research grounding
    • Practice-based focus
    • Networking

    Trade-offs

    • Academic tilt not for all

    Best for

    • Counselling researchers
    • Supervisors
    • PhD candidates

    Not for

    • Purely clinical-only clinicians
    • 33,000+ follow the work
    • 20k+ visits a week
    • No paid placement, ever
    • 10+ years in UK health