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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

The wounded healer: How personal pain shapes compassionate practice. BACP member blogs.

Katie Parks speaks about Ofsted and the educational challenges faced. BACP member blog

Open article: Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform therapy, but what are the risks? asks Catherine Jackson. Therapy Today, September 2023

Good Practice in Action contracting for adults in the counselling professions. Published May 2024. PDF download

'How lucky am I to have found my own unique little ikigai, and to be able to, in my therapeutic coaching endeavours, help others search for theirs' Coaching Today, January 2024

Open article: Matthew Hoss shares his journey into the teenage manosphere. BACP Children, Young People and Families, September 2026.

Unveiling neurodiversity in education: Navigating counselling challenges and advocacy, Part 1. BACP member blog

In The Gift of Sensitivity – The extraordinary power of emotional engagement in life and work, author and advocate for human emotional potential, Elena Amber offers new perspectives on what it means to be a human in an age of AI. She talks to Nicola Banning about her research, how she came to write her book, and why the world needs our hidden gifts of sensitivity more than ever. BACP Workplace, April 2024.

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