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The metaphor of a kidnapper can be useful when working with people who suffer from intrusive thoughts about harm befalling a loved one, as Dr Daren Lee explains. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, October 2023

When we jettison something vital inside us or have something taken away, boredom often comes to the fore, writes Jeff Weston. Private Practice, March 2023

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

Open article: David Sibley and Midge Seymour-Roots apply a systems psychodynamic lens to a service undergoing change. BACP University and College Counselling, May 2026.

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

Counsellors Matthew Leavesley and Deborah Shakespeare describe their fight for equal pay with their CBT colleagues. Therapy Today, April 2023

I work for a local counselling service and have been referred a new client who would like to come for help with issues around loss of identity, low mood and anxiety after having a baby. Our Ethics team and Therapy Today readers consider this month’s dilemma. Therapy Today, September 2023

Emma E Redfern argues that successfully incorporating a new modality into your practice can be a process of transitioning, not integrating. Therapy Today, December 2023

Caroline Georgiou shares her experience of moving her practice to the floor. Thresholds, January 2023

Artistic and therapeutic practice are twinned in important ways, sharing sensibilities and techniques aimed at making use of what Winnicott called the ‘potential space’, required for human development. For Dominic McLoughlin, creativity is at the heart of the work, allowing for an emphasis on difference, and active meaning-making between the therapeutic couple. University and College Counselling, March 2023