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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

Good Practice in Action research overview on supervision. Last reviewed November 2023. PDF download

Find out what counsellors and psychotherapists do, where they work and how you can become a therapist.

Dementia: caring for the couple. Plus... Alzheimer's and loss: A personal perspective on the emotional impact of dementia... Acting out: How drama workshops support people with young-onset dementia... Up the garden path: Gardening can have a positive effect on our mental wellbeing.

"Are we brave enough to let our clients know when we are not a match?" Regular column from Judy Stafford. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, October 2020

'Quite apart from income and expenses, it’s... worth asking what has provided our ‘emotional’ income streams...' Private Practice, June 2023

Making sense of symptoms. Plus... Keep talking: Dementia patients can benefit from IAPT services, according to a study... Pain prevention: Could pre-operative counselling be the key to preventing chronic pain?... In circles: How talking circles help healthcare workers recover from moral injury

'How lucky am I to have found my own unique little ikigai, and to be able to, in my therapeutic coaching endeavours, help others search for theirs' Coaching Today, January 2024

Attuning to the darkness: How the Gestalt approach is a blueprint for living... Paranoia: instinct or delusion?... The hidden cost of long COVID... Impasses in therapy