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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

Sukhi Sian explores the importance of being able to talk about spiritual beliefs in the workplace. Thresholds, April 2024

Our annual survey into the state of the nation's mental health

Coach, therapist and supervisor Ruth Galloway-Kirkland is curious about the difference in energy levels she experiences after counselling and coaching, and embarks on a quest to explore why this might be. Coaching Today, October 2023

Coaching and occupational psychologist Charlotte Housden shares the genesis and development of a new practice model for helping clients and practitioners through the process of change, and the research that inspired it. Coaching Today, October 2023

Jonny Ward is a therapist, a first responder, and watch manager for the Fire and Rescue Service, who is also known as The Anxious Firefighter. Bringing 16 years of experience in the fire service, he talks to Nicola Banning about his work educating others, and what he hopes to bring to the BACP Workplace division as he joins the Executive Committee. BACP Workplace, October 2023

Open article: Penelope Campling draws on her experience with frontline clinicians in the NHS to suggest how we can offer psychological support to healthcare workers. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, July 2023

Open article: It’s time to finally challenge the prevalent misconceptions about male engagement with therapy, says Ed Harkness. Therapy Today, November 2024.

Open article: Therapy can help clients recognise the unexpected ways trauma shows up in their lives, says Philippa Smethurst. Therapy Today, December 2024/January 2025.

Open article: Barbara Smith, Carl Dutton and Kaye Richards have developed green and social prescribing for young people, with innovative programmes delivered by CAMHS practitioners and community colleagues. BACP Children, Young People and Families, March 2025.