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The clinical practice of wellbeing Journals Published 31 Oct 2017 Jolanta Burke considers the contribution that positive psychology can make in the therapy room. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, October 2017
Crossing continents Journals Published 30 Nov 2014 The world can seem very small when you work internationally. Sue Pattison offers glimpses of her lifelong work, developing counselling training courses worldwide, from Kenya to Hong Kong. Therapy Today, November 2014
Dilemma: Can baby come too? Journals Published 31 Aug 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
The significance of being skilful Journals Published 26 Oct 2022 Recent theoretical shifts in the way that therapy is understood confirm the importance of counselling skills, say Julia and John McLeod. Therapy Today, November 2022
The big interview: Igi Moon Journals Published 28 May 2021 Igi Moon tells Catherine Jackson why conversion therapy is still very much a live issue for counselling and psychotherapy. Therapy Today, June 2021
In focus: Time to talk about medication Journals Published 2 Dec 2019 Free article: Catherine Jackson reports on new guidance for counsellors on prescribed psychiatric drugs. Therapy Today, December 2019
Overload and collapse Journals Published 31 Oct 2016 Resilience trainer Dr Chris Johnstone addresses the epidemic of workplace overload. What role might we coaches play in shifting personal and organisational cultures to support the recovery of wellbeing? Coaching Today, October 2016
Working with the homeless Journals Published 14 Jan 2021 What do you do when the UK Government tells you to stay at home but you haven’t got one? Nathalie Griffin supports key workers at St Mungo’s charity for the homeless and explains what happened in Bristol last year. BACP Workplace, January 2021