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Matrescence matters: helping clients navigate the motherhood transition Journals Published 29 Jul 2024 Open article: Therapeutic coach Ali Pember explains why understanding matrescence (the transition to motherhood) is vital if we are to truly support mothers through coaching. Coaching Today, July 2024.
Walking and talking Journals Published 21 Oct 2024 Open article: An NHS Talking Therapies service piloted walk-and-talk counselling during the pandemic. It was so successful that it’s now permanently available, as Simon Davies explains. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, October 2024.
Mental health: failing a generation News Published 9 May 2018 BACP welcomes the Education and Health and Social Care Committees' damning response to the Government's green paper on Transforming children and young people’s mental health provision
Welsh budget offers hope to mental health services News Published 10 Dec 2024 The budget includes a much-needed focus and investment to help tackle growing mental health waiting lists
NHS Change consultation: Increased opportunities for therapists could change lives News Published 11 Dec 2024 Counsellors and psychotherapists should be at the centre of plans to increase the NHS mental health workforce
Representation matters - The gypsy, roma, and traveller therapist network Journals Published 15 Jan 2025 Representation matters - The gypsy, roma, and traveller therapist network. BACP member blogs