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Some people feel such a strong compulsion to help others that they are unable to acknowledge their own needs. Jess Baker and Rod Vincent call it super-helper syndrome – and therapists are particularly prone. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, January 2023

A guide for school leaders, mental health leads and commissioners when providing or funding school-based counselling provision.

Open article: It’s time all practitioners were aware of the core competences for working with gender, sexual and relationship diversity, says Silva Neves. Therapy Today, June 2023

BACP's Judy Stafford, a person-centred counsellor, explains the person-centred approach and what you can expect from your therapist.

Open article: Andrew Balfour describes an intervention that recognises the importance of relationships and of working not only with people with dementia but also their partners. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2023

'MWBHE facilitates a range of disciplines, alongside student representation, to come together in a collaborative way'. Regular column from Jane Harris. University and College Counselling, May 2023

'While I was working I took further training at the Tavistock Institute and the Anna Freud Centre, which led me some years later to work primarily as a child and family psychotherapist.'. Therapy Today, April 2024

Open article: Robin Shohet writes about the need for spirit within therapy and psychological exploration within spirit. Thresholds, April 2026.

When she was admitted to a psychiatric ward, Caroline Smith didn’t know if she would ever come out. She describes her experience and wonders how we could better support mental health patients. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, July 2023

What happens to men in midlife? And what does the midlife transition mean for men at work? Helen Kewell looks at the research and talks to men about what it means to be a male in midlife: from crisis to growth. BACP Workplace, April 2023