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'Once upon a time, there was a blue tufted duck. It arrived in a pond called ‘Universitee’ and mostly inhabited a small pond called ‘UCS’ which meant ‘uncanny carefree souls’, or so it thought.' University and College Counselling, March 2024

We’re pleased to have influenced the House of Commons debate by briefing MPs

Open article: ‘Therapy helped me face my biggest fear’. Therapy Today, October 2026.

'I would say that I specialise in addiction and eating disorders, mainly because this is primarily what my clients come to see me about, but I also work with anxiety, depression, relational issues and bereavement'. Therapy Today, May 2024

'I propose that ‘trying to be a good therapist’ is not a desirable goal'. Private Practice, March 2024.

‘The message we are sending to the Government is that it’s vital that this new strategy gets to grips with the growing demand for mental health support across the country...' Regular column from Matthew Smith-Lilley. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, July 2023

Open article: ‘Counselling helped me process my trauma and write my memoir’. Therapy Today, June 2025.

Angelique da Silva on the unspoken grief of endings in therapy and the marks they leave. BACP member blogs.

Nicola Strudley explores the topic of modern day loneliness and paid relationships.

An opportunity to get involved with BACP's supervision standards review.