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More than half (54%) of the population experience social anxiety, with 16 to 24-year-olds the hardest hit, our survey found

‘Listening beyond words: In a professional landscape that often prizes clarity, speed and linear progress, drawing invites ambiguity, complexity and spaciousness’. Plus... Relational mindfulness in coaching. Coaching the system: ‘the spaces in between’. The impact of the cost-of-living crisis. Coaching Today, October 2025

Spring forward: Change is all around us. Plus... Change model: Insights from The University of Sheffield... Creativity in counselling: Linking therapy with art... Online counselling: A different communication

The Growing trend of clients who feel they can't stop looking. Embracing older age // Working with donor-conceived clients // Becoming a therapy trainer // Avoiding armchair diagnosis. Therapy Today, November 2025

Parents of trans+ people need help and support on their journey to acceptance, says Maximillian Mustafa-Holzapfel. Therapy Today, April 2023

Creating a tree of life can offer a creative and collaborative approach to reshaping a personal narrative, says Julie Devonald. Therapy Today, March 2024

Open article: Dr Heather Sutherland shares a personal reflection on ‘mental health’ as a labelled issue of concern in UK higher education institutions. University and College Counselling, May 2024.

Artistic and therapeutic practice are twinned in important ways, sharing sensibilities and techniques aimed at making use of what Winnicott called the ‘potential space’, required for human development. For Dominic McLoughlin, creativity is at the heart of the work, allowing for an emphasis on difference, and active meaning-making between the therapeutic couple. University and College Counselling, March 2023

Freud was flawed but he continues to influence thinking in almost every area of human endeavour, says Frank Tallis. Therapy Today, May 2024

Open article: BACP’s Third Sector Lead, Jeremy Bacon, explains some of the implications for counselling and palliative care, and psychotherapist Kamalyn Kaur invites therapists to reflect on the ethical considerations. Thresholds, January 2026.