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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

'...a lot of us still struggle with accepting that many things can be in opposition at the same time'. Regular column by Sarah Van Gogh. Private Practice, March 2023

Does old age have to be an awful period of exclusion or could it be a time for knowing what really matters? asks Jeff Weston. Private Practice, March 2024.

For awarding organisations who have designed a qualification that enables students to gain competences aligned to column B and C of the SCoPEd framework.

Find out more about substance abuse as a symptom of depression, when to see a therapist and how therapy can help.

The rise of portfolio working: Is this the key to making private practice sustainable?...plus... What you need to know about working with ADHD // Helping new client narratives take root Is therapy failing victims of domestic abuse? // Processing pandemic birth trauma

Read our members' experiences and your stories of how counselling can help you through pregnancy, miscarriage and being a new parent.

Featuring 'When Words Are Not Enough: creative responses to grief', Jane Harris and Jimmy Edmonds; 'Lessons in Psychoanalysis: psychopathology and clinical psychoanalysis for trainee analysts, Franco De Masi; Art Psychotherapy and Innovation: new territories, techniques and technologies, Helen Jury and Ali Coles (eds); Working on the Frontline of Mental Health: a CBT therapist’s casebook, Steve Sheward; The Humanity Test: disability, therapy and society, John Barton and Transcend: the new science of self-actualization, Scott Barry Kaufman. Therapy Today, May 2023

Samantha Johnson examines the power of the transitional object as she reflects on her supervisor’s grief, and on grieving for her supervisor. BACP Children, Young People and Families, March 2023

Recharge refresh: Connecting with ourselves and the outdoors. Plus... Positive self-affirmations: Research from FE... Student Minds: Championing the sector... A climate of fear: Environmental breakdown. University and College Counselling, September 2024.