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A reflection on anti-oppressive practice in counselling training, exploring systemic barriers, student experiences, and the need for meaningful change. BACP member blogs.

AI at work: Am I still needed? Also in this issue: The interview: My workplace // Research: The hidden cost of embitterment at work // Practice: Teaching: signposting skills // The impact of AI on people at work. BACP Workplace, April 2026.

When it’s time for goodbye: Integrating a range of therapeutic models to create positive endings in child therapy... Plus: On their own terms ... Intersectionality in practice... Trans teens at the tabletop... Gender stereotypes. BACP Children, Young People & Familes, December 2025.

‘People who are stuck on waiting lists or unable to access care need urgent action, not more delays and empty promises’. Regular column from Matthew Smith-Lilley. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2023

Dr Cordelia Galgut reflects on the emotional impact of caring for her beloved wife, who has Alzheimer’s. She also offers suggestions to counsellors who are working with clients in similar situations. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2023

Sanctuary: How an innovative application of play therapy is being used to support young Ukrainian refugees // Brick by brick // On virtual turf // Beyond four walls // Thou shalt not leave...

Open article: As a university counsellor, Jane Titterton reflects on her personal experience of getting to grips and working with one-at-a-time counselling. University and College Counselling, May 2023

Taking therapy into new realities... plus... Should we let a client bring their baby to sessions?... Janina Fisher on treating trauma well... Boundary issues in small communities... Exploding the myth of the untroubled therapist

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.

Open article: Susie Masterson on whether artificial intelligence can replace human thinking, and, more importantly for our profession, human experience. Private Practice, March 2026.