Alongside articles which highlight best practice and share cutting-edge thinking, Private Practice offers relevant, practical information and practitioners’ personal perspectives and experiences. It provides a space for personal and professional reflection, a forum for conversation and debate, and an opportunity to network, so helping to reduce the isolation which can be felt by those in private practice.
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Private Practice is published in March, June, September and December.
If you're a member of BACP Private Practice division, you'll receive a printed copy of the journal and access to the online archive as part of your divisional membership fee.
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Members and subscribers can access online articles and pdfs of previous issues going back to 2011 from the journal archive.
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If you would like to contribute to the journal, please contact the editor, John Daniel, at privatepractice.editorial@bacp.co.uk
I'd love to hear from you if you'd like to write an article, review a book, or submit a letter. Or if you have suggestions for what you would like us to cover in a future issue.
Articles should not exceed 2,500 words, inclusive of references. Please see our Author's guidelines.
John Daniel, Editor, Private Practice
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Open articles
Grieving the child in mind
Open article: It’s taken a long time for health professionals to realise that miscarriage not only causes a ‘proper’ grief, but can lead to mental health problems too, writes Julia Bueno. Private Practice, March 2020
Psyche and soma
Open article: Some illnesses have a psychosomatic element, but how exactly does the mind have this effect on the body? By Peter Afford. Private Practice, December 2019
Evolutionary allies
Open article: Joanna Griffin on the usefulness for clients of understanding emotions from an evolutionary perspective. Private Practice, September 2019