Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, October 2025 Journals Published 21 Oct 2025 Dig deep: the benefits of gardening. Plus... Head space: Therapists can work effectively with clients who have a psychiatric diagnosis // All change: Why we need a deeper understanding of menopause in the therapy room // Skin test: The impact of skin conditions such as eczema on our mental wellbeing
In depth: Confrontation with death Journals Published 26 Mar 2025 Open article: Emmy van Deurzen offers an existential perspective on trauma and posttraumatic growth. Thresholds, April 2025.
Working with adoption law within the counselling professions in Northern Ireland GPiA 005 Good practice Published 31 Dec 2017 Good Practice in Action legal resource covering working with children and young people. Last reviewed January 2026. PDF download
The role of presence when working with children and young people demonstrating harmful sexual behaviour Research Published 7 May 2020 Updated 15 Apr 2025 Poster presentation by Dr Melody Cranbourne-Rosser
Finding space to breathe: The power of walk-and-talk therapy News Published 2 Mar 2026 Walk‑and‑talk therapy offers a restorative alternative to screen‑based, home‑working routines by combining gentle movement.
Notes from the Chair of research SIG: Witnessing many sector changes Journals Published 1 Mar 2023 'My own doctoral research found that resources within student counselling are not suitably matched with clinical services in healthcare...' Regular column from Afra Turner. University and College Counselling, March 2023
University Mental Health Day: “Counselling gives students the space to reflect and grow” News Published 14 Mar 2024 Chairs of two groups that represent university counsellors have shared their insight
Are you a trans-hostile therapist? Journals Published 26 Apr 2024 Open article: Hostility towards transgender people is on the increase. Ellis J Johnson asks us to consider whether it is affecting our own therapeutic approach and practice. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2024.
The big issue: What every therapist needs to know about AI Journals Published 20 Jun 2025 Open article: With increasing numbers of people turning to ChatGPT for support, how do therapists ensure they stay relevant, and that clients stay safe? asks Sally Brown. Therapy Today, July-August 2025.
Men’s attitudes to therapy – and how they differ to women’s News Published 11 Jun 2025 Our latest Public Perceptions Survey gives a glimpse into men and women’s thoughts on and experiences of therapy