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Develop your confidence in working with suicidal clients by exploring risk of suicide through dialogue. A video resource linked to Good Practice in Action fact sheet 042.

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.

Counsellors and psychotherapists play a crucial role in improving the health and wellbeing of our society. Find out about training, search for jobs and placements or develop your skills working with us.

Long waiting times for an appointment at a gender identity clinic can have a detrimental impact on the mental health of trans people. CJ Webb believes NHS Talking Therapies services can help. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 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

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

'...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

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.

Our accreditation routes recognise the wide variety of training pathways by which our members enter the profession and then continue to develop post-qualification.