Support in a mental health crisis About therapy Therapy may not always be the answer. There may be a time when you or your loved ones are experiencing a mental health crisis and don’t know who to reach out to.
When working together works Journals Published 31 Aug 2023 Sophia Friedrich shares how, in her experience, being part of the integrated local authority offer makes school counselling better for everyone. BACP Children, Young People and Families, September 2023
Making sense of symptoms Journals Published 20 Jan 2023 Open article: Ronan Burke explains how cognitive analytic therapy can help patients to cope with the challenge of a diagnosis of a neurological condition, such as multiple sclerosis or brain tumour. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, January 2023
Choice of therapies in IAPT Research Published 1 Jan 2016 Updated 1 Oct 2019 An overview of the availability and client profile of step 3 therapies. This report looks at the level of choice within the IAPT programme and the demographic profile, diagnosis and number of sessions attended of clients accessing the different psychological therapies. PDF download.
Alcohol at work Journals Published 19 Jul 2023 Open article: Lauren Booker of Alcohol Change UK explores the personal, organisational, and societal costs; and considers how employers can best create a cultural change when it comes to alcohol at work. BACP Workplace, July 2023
Social media: helpful or harmful? Journals Published 26 Apr 2024 Online communities can raise awareness of mental health issues. But generalised messages often fail to address the complexity of individual experiences, writes Andrew Reeves. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2024.
Notes from HUCS' new chair: Reconnecting with our work selves Journals Published 1 Mar 2023 'I often notice that there is a brief window, where the familiar is thrown into slight relief, bringing a chance to formulate a new understanding of something routine'. Regular column from Jane Harris. University and College Counselling, March 2023
Reviews Journals Published 3 Mar 2023 Featuring 'Supporting Young People Through Everyday Chaos', N Luxmoore; 'Emerging Adults in Therapy', eds Z Kahn and J Martinez, and 'The CWP and EMHP Handbook', H Miller. BACP Children, Young People and Families, March 2023
BACP Children, Young People and Families, March 2025 Journals Published 26 Feb 2025 CAMHS into the wild: Innovative programmes for young people which incorporate green and social prescribing. Plus: Resettling refugee children... Overexposed: teen sexting... Can’t not won’t... I’m coming out. BACP Children, Young People & Familes, March 2025.
Notes from HUCS Journals Published 4 Mar 2024 'As Chair of HUCS, I have been privileged to be invited to join a number of networks, committees and more recently, the Department for Education’s Higher Education Mental Health Implementation taskforce' University and College Counselling, March 2024