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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.

Open article: Recent research reveals that surprisingly high numbers of neurodivergent people are drawn to working in the caring professions, and may be more at risk of experiencing an extreme and debilitating form of burnout. How much do we really know about neurodivergent burnout and its long-term consequences? And, how can therapists best support neurodivergent carers who are facing burnout? Cloie Parfitt shares her findings. BACP Workplace, April 2024

Feeling the clientʼs pain. Plus... Trauma work: Helping clients recover from traumatic events... Head space: Support for families of brain injury survivors... Mind’s eye: Meeting the needs of clients with aphantasia

Square peg in a round hole? The experiences of neurodivergent counsellors. Plus... Politics in the consulting room... Failure and mental wellbeing... Ethics in the world of AI.

Inside the Civil Service: voices suppressed... Also in this issue: The interview: My workplace... Conversations: Why it pays to keep in touch

Facing the dark forest - Shadow work in peer supervision // The friendship bench - Grandmothers as therapists // Spiritual needs in supervision - Conversations on intersectionality

With University counselling services at risk of downgrading or outsourcing, we're raising awareness of the importance of retaining and increasing embedded counselling services. We need your support.

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

What do young people think about life, work and the future? // Also in this issue: The interview: My workplace // BACP Workplace readers’ survey 2025

Online resources exploring working with a coaching approach in counselling work. CPD hub+.