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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

Open article: Julia Bueno argues why the rise of ‘therapy speak’ matters. Therapy Today, February 2026.

Open article: Frontline NHS workers are at high risk of burnout. Gloria Howard explains how a trauma-informed approach to treatment can be effective. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, July 2024.

Rebecca talks about making a difference, her dogs and Dolly Parton. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, January 2023

Our member Armele Philpotts talks about how online therapists help couples’ relationships

'Are we all foolish for casting aside secure income for the vagaries of private practice? Or are we living the dream, enjoying a harmonious work-life balance that our previous work was unable to offer?' Regular column from Sandi Mann. BACP Workplace, April 2023

A new year calls for some new thinking, and the question I’ve been pondering is: how well is our profession making hybrid working work? BACP Workplace, January 2023

'Humans like to be in control and we all crave certainty. The environment in which we are finding ourselves during winter 2023 is one of almost intolerable uncertainty and helplessness.' Regular column from Sandi Mann. BACP Workplace, January 2023

'Work is underway to transform community mental health services.' Regular column from Toby Sweet. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, January 2023

José Luis Leal writes about why the injured parts of the psyche should not go unacknowledged. Thresholds, April 2024