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Open article: Hostility towards transgender people is on the increase. Ellis J Johnson asks us to consider whether it is affecting our own therapeutic approach and practice. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2024.

Open article: Recent years have seen a marked increase in digital coaching platforms, many engaging thousands of coaches and becoming billion-dollar businesses. Industry insiders Professor Jonathan Passmore and Dr David Tee explore this new market, offering insights on the leading providers and advice for coaches and therapists choosing a platform. Coaching Today, July 2023

Our Children, Young People and Families Lead, Jo Holmes discusses the TAC platform's impact on expanding employment opportunities for BACP members and reaching vulnerable populations in diverse settings. BACP staff blog

Open article: Uma Thomas draws on her experience of working with people who are dying to encourage us to consider some of the complexities and rewards of counselling clients at the end of life. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, October 2023

What is bereavement? What are the signs of grief? How do you cope with the loss of a loved one? BACP member and accredited registered therapist Lulu Sinclair shares her guidance on healing after a loss and when bereavement counselling might help you.

Regular column from Kath Lock-Giddy. Thresholds, July 2023

Can we, and indeed should we, from our position as therapists and counsellors, reach beyond our clients’ inner worlds and try to impact on their outer worlds? A member resource that will introduce you to a model for implementing social action projects.

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

Menopause affects half the working population. As a menopause coach, I feel it’s important that my clients are aware of the impact it can have on them, and that they don’t have to just ‘put up with it’. Coaching Today, April 2024.

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