A map for the journey: announcing the new coaching competence framework Journals Published 26 Jan 2023 Open article: David Britten explains why the coaching competences have been created and gives some background to their development. He addresses some key questions and concerns that BACP members have voiced about these and other frameworks. Coaching Today, January 2023
Conversations: What is stopping employers from reimagining what a career life cycle looks like? News Published 12 Jan 2024 Jane Moffett explores the cycles of life experienced by women when it comes to the career and life choices they make. Looking at career life cycle through a different lens, she suggests it’s time that employers did too. BACP Workplace, January 2024
Nurture in nature Journals Published 25 Apr 2023 Many people took up gardening during the pandemic to support their psychological wellbeing. Mike Morgan wonders whether it could be a creative response to our mental health crisis. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2023
Postnatal anxiety Journals Published 6 Dec 2023 Open article: In comparison to postnatal depression, postnatal anxiety (PNA) is under-recognised, with a recent study revealing it’s an unfamiliar concept among professionals involved in maternal care. Regular column from Dr Claire Oakeley. Private Practice, December 2023
Time to say ‘goodbye' the grace and grief of endings at work Journals Published 8 Jan 2026 Open article: We don’t like to talk about endings or goodbyes at work. But executive leadership coaches, Lizzie Bentley Bowers and Alison Lucas and authors of Good Bye: leading change better by attending to endings, think we need to get better at it.
Reactions Journals Published 31 Mar 2023 Your feedback on Therapy Today articles. Therapy Today, April 2023
The big issue: Mental health and the TikTok effect Journals Published 31 Mar 2023 Open article: Are mental health influencers doing more harm than good? Joe Martin investigates. Therapy Today, April 2023
Counselling changes lives: When the music stops Journals Published 1 Apr 2024 Despite being at increased risk of addiction, depression and anxiety, there is little backstage mental health support for those who tour, says Tamsin Embleton. Therapy Today, April 2024
In depth: Connecting worlds Journals Published 25 Mar 2026 Open article: Robin Shohet writes about the need for spirit within therapy and psychological exploration within spirit. Thresholds, April 2026.
Dilemma: Dating apps and boundaries Journals Published 20 Feb 2023 Do I need to alert a client that they may have ‘matched’ with my abusive ex-partner on a dating app? Our Ethics team and Therapy Today readers consider this month’s dilemma. Therapy Today, March 2023