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Open article: Recent years have seen a marked increase in digital coaching platforms, many engaging thousands of coaches and becoming billion-dollar businesses. Industry insiders Professor Jonathan Passmore and Dr David Tee explore this new market, offering insights on the leading providers and advice for coaches and therapists choosing a platform. Coaching Today, July 2023

Featuring 'Mothering Alone', M K O’Neil; 'Learning from Action', ed RD Hinshelwood and L Mingarelli; 'Counselling Partners and Relatives of Individuals Who Have Sexually Offended', A Smith; 'Saving Freud', A Nagorski; 'Outsight', The Midlands Psychology Group and 'Standards and Ethics for Counselling in Action', A Reeves and T Bond. Therapy Today, April 2023

Dig deep: the benefits of gardening. Plus... Head space: Therapists can work effectively with clients who have a psychiatric diagnosis // All change: Why we need a deeper understanding of menopause in the therapy room // Skin test:  The impact of skin conditions such as eczema on our mental wellbeing

Making sense of symptoms. Plus... Keep talking: Dementia patients can benefit from IAPT services, according to a study... Pain prevention: Could pre-operative counselling be the key to preventing chronic pain?... In circles: How talking circles help healthcare workers recover from moral injury

Featuring 'Mothering Alone', M K O’Neil; 'Learning from Action', ed RD Hinshelwood and L Mingarelli; 'Counselling Partners and Relatives of Individuals Who Have Sexually Offended', A Smith; 'Saving Freud', A Nagorski; 'Outsight', The Midlands Psychology Group and 'Standards and Ethics for Counselling in Action', A Reeves and T Bond. Therapy Today, March 2023

Counselling: Too much choice 'In the counselling room, when I see a child who is not rushing to pick up an activity, or one that seems unable to make a decision, I take a step back and ask, ‘What is going on for this child?'. BACP Children, Young People and Families, December 2023

Open article: Recent research reveals that surprisingly high numbers of neurodivergent people are drawn to working in the caring professions, and may be more at risk of experiencing an extreme and debilitating form of burnout. How much do we really know about neurodivergent burnout and its long-term consequences? And, how can therapists best support neurodivergent carers who are facing burnout? Cloie Parfitt shares her findings. BACP Workplace, April 2024

Jonny Ward is a therapist, a first responder, and watch manager for the Fire and Rescue Service, who is also known as The Anxious Firefighter. Bringing 16 years of experience in the fire service, he talks to Nicola Banning about his work educating others, and what he hopes to bring to the BACP Workplace division as he joins the Executive Committee. BACP Workplace, October 2023

A fair slice... Will mental health get the funding it needs from the new Government? // Working with suspected coercive control // Do you allow enough silence in the room? // Success strategies for private practice // Why self-exploration is not just for trainees

Featuring 'The COVID Trail: psychodynamic explorations', Halina Brunning and Olya Khaleelee; 'The CBT Companion: CBT-based models and worksheets for practitioners and clients', Benjamin E Cook; 'Autistic Phenomena and Unrepresented States: explorations in the emergence of self', Howard B Levine and Jani SantamarÍa; 'Hoarding Disorder: a comprehensive clinical guide', Carolyn I Rodriguez and Randy O Frost; 'Online Counselling: an essential guide', Sarah Worley-James and 'Living with Extreme Intelligence: developing essential communication skills', Sonja Falck. Therapy Today, September 2023