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Open article: Andy Cross and Tessa Tilbe write about the development of ‘climbing for wellbeing’, otherwise known as ‘bouldering therapy’, at the University of Cumbria. University and College Counselling, March 2025.

Helping clients tell their grief story allows love to endure and transform after death, say Jenny Hamilton and Elizabeth Hicks. Therapy Today, March 2023

Open article: Bijal Shah makes a powerful case for therapeutic literature. University and College Counselling, November 2024.

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Improving Access to Psychological Therapies can be effective in treating depression and anxiety in people living with dementia, according to a study by Georgia Bell, Josh Stott and Amber John. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, January 2023

Our member Sue explains what a narrative therapist does and how narrative therapy can help

Open article: The suicide of an employee can have far-reaching consequences for colleagues, managers, the employer and the community. Sue Christy makes the case for better suicide postvention and explains why taking the right steps in the golden hours after a suicide can help to reduce further traumatisation and supports healing and recovery in the workforce. BACP Workplace, January 2024