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Online communities can raise awareness of mental health issues. But generalised messages often fail to address the complexity of individual experiences, writes Andrew Reeves. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2024.

Dig deep: the benefits of gardening. Plus... Head space: Therapists can work effectively with clients who have a psychiatric diagnosis // All change: Why we need a deeper understanding of menopause in the therapy room // Skin test:  The impact of skin conditions such as eczema on our mental wellbeing

Your voice, your BACP is a programme that puts you at the heart of everything we do.

We explain some of the key terms and concepts you may hear if you're considering or having therapy

'The whole coach-therapist journey has been significant for me –not just because of the complete change in the direction of my career'. Coaching Today, October 2023

Our members give tips on how to keep positive through the most depressing month of the year

The future of coaching. Plus: Supervision and reflective practice: beyond journalling // Perspectives: integrated coach-counselling in higher education // Practice: mothers, daughters and the legacy of trauma

Confrontation with death - Existentialism and post-traumatic growth // Extraordinary awakenings - Transcendental transformations // Healing generational trauma - The power of connection.

Open article: Uma Thomas draws on her experience of working with people who are dying to encourage us to consider some of the complexities and rewards of counselling clients at the end of life. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, October 2023

Erik de Haan asks: what can artificial intelligence offer the profoundly human practice of coaching? Coaching Today, April 2024.