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Open article: People with an acquired brain injury are often cared for at home. But family members also need support to process the potentially life-changing experience, write Dr Freddie Byrne and Angelina Hassan. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, January 2025.

David Cook states the case that it is in young clients’ best interests not to perceive school counsellors as wise and powerful people with specialist knowledge. BACP Children, Young People and Families, September 2023

Jane Langley presents the idea of the phantasy sibling transference in counselling with only-child clients. BACP Children, Young People and Families, September 2023

BACP Workplace, October 2023

Some people feel such a strong compulsion to help others that they are unable to acknowledge their own needs. Jess Baker and Rod Vincent call it super-helper syndrome – and therapists are particularly prone. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, January 2023

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.

The meaning of words used within the Ethical Guidelines for Research in the Counselling Professions

Open article: Lucy McDonald investigates how therapists can support the rising numbers living with chronic illness. Therapy Today, September 2025.

Beverley Costa describes a model for training non-clinicians to facilitate reflective practice support. Therapy Today, February 2023

Helping clients tell their grief story allows love to endure and transform after death, say Jenny Hamilton and Elizabeth Hicks. Therapy Today, March 2023