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Dr Gina Gómez de la Cuesta, clinical psychologist and founder of Play Included®, is helping to manage childhood anxiety, loneliness and low self-esteem, one brick at a time. BACP Children, Young People and Families, March 2024.

Self-harm can take many forms and is often a way of coping with overwhelming emotions and feelings. Our member Natalie Phillips explains what self-harm is and how counselling can help.

'I have developed a great deal of loyalty to the service; we do a good job in what at times is a challenging environment'. University and College Counselling, May 2023

Sanctuary: How an innovative application of play therapy is being used to support young Ukrainian refugees // Brick by brick // On virtual turf // Beyond four walls // Thou shalt not leave...

Why Rogers is still relevant... Celebrating the evolution of the person-centred approach // Working with health anxiety // Self-disclosure from a queer perspective // A simple intervention to prevent relapse // Climate change and collective trauma

My mental health. Plus... Ins and outs: People with respiratory diseases need psychological support // Wake up! Why sleep problems should be at the forefront of client work // Compass points: A therapeutic model to help men navigate their mental health

Time to dump the 'dustbin diagnosis'? The pros and cons of a BPD label // Working with intrusive thoughts // Navigating family estrangement // When trauma hides in plain sight // Neurodivergence in the other chair. December 2024/January 2025

Challenges, barriers, progress & hope: What's changed for black practitioners five years on from George Floyd? Reclaiming your name // Being the child of a therapist // Maternity leave as a private practitioner // Energy work in therapy. Therapy Today, October 2025

On whose authority? Power and leadership in a university counselling service. Cross-cultural counselling: Protecting staff’s sense of self... Digital distraction: Attention as a wellbeing issue... Walking the path: Class barriers in... counselling training. University and College Counselling, May 2026.

Taking therapy into new realities... plus... Should we let a client bring their baby to sessions?... Janina Fisher on treating trauma well... Boundary issues in small communities... Exploding the myth of the untroubled therapist