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Open article: Therapeutic gardening can help reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, loneliness, social isolation and stress. And there are no side effects, as Ben Thomas explains. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, October 2025.

Open article: Dr Yvonne Waft describes how bilateral stimulation can help people to reprocess painful memories and recover from trauma. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2026.

Open article: Is it time to finally let go of the idea that effective therapy always means weekly 50-minute sessions? asks Sally Brown. Therapy Today, February 2023

Open article: Are mental health influencers doing more harm than good? Joe Martin investigates. Therapy Today, April 2023

Lack of specialist training means that people who have experienced domestic abuse have poor experiences within general counselling, says Jeannette Roddy. Therapy Today, March 2024

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Open article: Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform therapy, but what are the risks? asks Catherine Jackson. Therapy Today, September 2023

Tonia Anderson and Dr Gina Wong believe that pre-operative counselling could prevent pain chronicity, by identifying the psychological and social factors that influence pain management and recovery. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, January 2023

Open article: David Britten explains why the coaching competences have been created and gives some background to their development. He addresses some key questions and concerns that BACP members have voiced about these and other frameworks. Coaching Today, January 2023

Open article: Frontline NHS workers are dealing with burnout, trauma and moral injury, while funding for support is being cut – and the crisis has far-reaching effects, says Ellie Broughton. Therapy Today, December 2023