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For counsellors and psychotherapists in further and higher education. The quarterly professional journal of BACP Universities and Colleges division.

Encouraging research into counselling and psychotherapy

Open article: An NHS Talking Therapies service piloted walk-and-talk counselling during the pandemic. It was so successful that it’s now permanently available, as Simon Davies explains. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, October 2024.

A delusion can stabilise and secure a person’s identity, says Conor McCormack. Clinicians should therefore treat with respect and sensitivity the beliefs of a psychotic patient. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, October 2023

Nathaniel G. Oke on the barriers, stigma, and healing journeys of Black men in therapy. BACP member blogs.

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Find out about the most common causes of conflict, how to resolve them and when it’s time to seek therapy

Open article: Dr Heather Sutherland shares a personal reflection on ‘mental health’ as a labelled issue of concern in UK higher education institutions. University and College Counselling, May 2024.

What is online counselling? What is telephone or phone counselling? Our member Rakhi Chand explains how online and phone counselling work.