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Long waiting times for an appointment at a gender identity clinic can have a detrimental impact on the mental health of trans people. CJ Webb believes NHS Talking Therapies services can help. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2024.

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.

Our member Rachael Nevin-Lewis shares her experience of being a school counsellor as the classrooms fill up again

Open article: Dr Yvonne Waft describes how bilateral stimulation can help people to reprocess painful memories and recover from trauma. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2026.

Generational trauma is what happens when untreated trauma and stress are passed onto second and subsequent generations, writes Dr Aileen Alleyne. Private Practice, December 2023

On being able: Equality diversity and inclusion for those with different abilities. Plus... Communication difficulties: Creative support... Students and alcohol: Navigating a drinking culture... Managing disabilities: Lived experience

Bereavement counsellors and therapists have shared how grief can impact people in different and surprising ways

Targeted community therapy can cut inpatient admissions and emergency service use, as well as improve patient care

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: Psychosis typically emerges for the first time in young adulthood. Dr George Salaminios explores the importance of early intervention in college and university counselling and the rationale for therapeutically targeting dysfunctions in mentalizing. BACP University and College Counselling, March 2026.