Thresholds
Counselling with spirit: for therapists with an interest in spirituality, belief or pastoral care

About our July issue

Thresholds articles often examine how to be a spiritual or faith-led practitioner working in a therapeutic context. In this issue, Sukhi Sian discusses introducing a spiritual component to her work as service manager for an organisation supporting survivors of sexual violence. She talks us through ethical considerations and highlights key practical questions to consider.

In Conversations, Kathryn Lock-Giddy considers the role spirituality can play when working with university students. She notes that a person’s beliefs can ‘sit at an intersection’ with other aspects of identity and highlights how helpful it can be to ‘create a non-judgmental’ space to explore that.

Indeed, many practitioners recognise that providing clients with a safe environment in which to talk about belief is important. Chaplain, Philip Evans, who once worked at Whitehall developing performance measurement for expenditure at the Department of Energy, set about demonstrating the value of this. He shares the spirituality outcomes measure he designed for his work with patients at a mental health charity.

Amy McCormack, Editor, Thresholds

Thresholds takes an inclusive approach to spirituality in order to represent the diversity of its readership. Articles include personal and professional experiences and perspectives, exploration and discussion, research, and projects demonstrating learning and good practice. The journal also provides a platform for the sharing of professional knowledge and networking.

If you would like to submit an article for Thresholds, please contact the editor, Amy McCormack, at thresholds.editorial@bacp.co.uk

Articles should be a maximum of 2,200 words, including references. Please keep the audience in mind. Thresholds’ readers include members of BACP Spirituality, subscribers, and a wide variety of organisations. Many are counsellors and psychotherapists, but not all. Many have a faith commitment, but not all. Avoid assuming readers share your assumptions or beliefs – ‘As Christians, Muslims, Pagans, we...’ – or using language specific to one spiritual or therapeutic tradition, without explaining your terms.

Please see our Author's guidelines. 

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Thresholds is read by counsellors and psychotherapists with an interest in spirituality, belief or pastoral care, within and outside the context of a faith community.

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