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'Anyone that describes their counselling training as easy is most likely lying. One of my best friends who I met on my training course and I used to describe the experience as the best and worst years of your life – the sentiment is still true to this today.' A conversation with Safaa Ramadan. University and College Counselling, March 2024

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‘I have learned to be prepared for a sudden disclosure of pain, loss and anger.’ Therapy Today, April 2023

‘The realisation that you are no longer alone creates the healing’. Therapy Today, September 2023

Open article: ‘I could finally let go of thinking I was a strong man’. Therapy Today, September 2023

'Could she love again fiercely? She may never dare. To love again is to risk losing again'. Private Practice, December 2023

Beyond counseling: Aisha Gordon-Hiles' journey from therapy to coaching, writing, and advocacy. BACP member blogs

Open article: Having received a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), coach, trainer and supervisor Nishe Patel talks to Diane Parker about the impact her diagnosis is having on her life and work, exploring the challenges as well as the gifts it presents. Coaching Today, April 2023

Our ethics advisor and Therapy Today readers consider this month's dilemma. Therapy Today, March 2024