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There is much to be learned by looking beyond the myth of the all-loving mother and exploring the taboo of maternal hatred, says Julia Vaughan Smith. Therapy Today, April 2024

'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

Adoption isn’t a happy ever after for all families and children, but parents are still more likely to feel blamed than helped, says Alison Roy. Therapy Today, April 2024

Open article: What is the toll of repeated exposure to death and dying on those healthcare professionals who witness it daily? Mireille Hayden is the founder of Gentle Dusk, an organisation focused on all aspects of end-of-life planning and care. BACP Workplace, January 2025.

Protecting against psychosis: Therapeutic intervention at a critical life stage... Nurturing hope: Disability in the counselling room... Better learning for all: Transforming student experience... Notes from FE: Meet Renate Andrews. University and College Counselling, March 2026.

People with disabilities are employed in all areas of life, yet, sharing her own lived experience, Elaine Davies ponders if and why academics may appear reluctant to disclose their disabilities. University and College Counselling, March 2024

Dig deep: the benefits of gardening. Plus... Head space: Therapists can work effectively with clients who have a psychiatric diagnosis // All change: Why we need a deeper understanding of menopause in the therapy room // Skin test:  The impact of skin conditions such as eczema on our mental wellbeing

Access all areas... The reasonable adjustments that we can all make to open up our practices... plus... Uncovering the real causes of burnout... Supervision and assessing fitness to practise when a client has a life-limiting diagnosis... Is it OK to work under your first name only?

'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

'Suicide is always a tragedy... We, services and institutions, can’t be defensive, and we all need to be able to have open conversations about it'. University and College Counselling, May 2023