A pathway to private practice Journals Published 19 Mar 2025 Open article: For those thinking about starting out in private practice, Rick Hughes reflects on the process he went through to evolve his counselling career. Private Practice, March 2025.
It changed my life Journals Published 20 Aug 2025 Open article: ‘Group therapy taught me how to trust myself and others’. Therapy Today, September 2025.
Professional conduct How we uphold high standards of proficiency and ethical practice within the counselling professions.
The big issue: Your notes, your rights Good practice Published 21 Nov 2025 Open article: Ellie Broughton investigates why there’s still so much confusion around requests to surrender clients’ notes. Therapy Today, December 2025/January 2026.
“Thank you all for an incredible five years” Research Published 5 Feb 2024 Updated 24 Dec 2025 Alwyn Li is to step down from our Board of Trustees
Serious concerns raised on lack of funding for NI mental health services News Published 10 Oct 2025 Our response to Mental Health Strategy funding review in Northern Ireland
From the CEO Journals Published 1 Dec 2023 ‘We’ve made progress in the work we’re doing to bring more therapists into the NHS’. Therapy Today, December 2023
Viewpoint: Change for the better Journals Published 20 Oct 2023 'A shift towards the selfish and adversarial could cause problems’ Regular column from Judy Stafford. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, October 2023
Are you a compulsive helper? Journals Published 20 Jan 2023 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