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We believe that a paid counsellor should be available in every primary, secondary school, academy and FE college in England.

Good Practice in Action fact sheet on placements. Last reviewed April 2024. PDF download

When time is of the essence: Working at relational depth in short-term therapy... Extremist ideas: Navigating misogyny in the room... Professional development: The restorative power of nature... Setting up from scratch: Profile of an FE head of service. University and College Counselling, November 2025.

Good Practice in Action fact sheet on placements. Latest reviewed April 2024. PDF download

Suicide risk when working in the counselling professions. Updated April 2023. PDF download

In her new book, Online Counselling: an essential guide, author Sarah Worley-James talks to Nicola Banning about her love of working online and why she wrote a nuts-and-bolts guide to help our profession do it better. BACP Workplace, January 2023

"I felt a pressing need to be with him in person. I leaned into my laptop, craning my neck, seeing us both alone in our separate little windows." Regular column from Lucy-Jean Lloyd. BACP Children, Young People and Families, September 2020

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

My mental health. Plus... Ins and outs: People with respiratory diseases need psychological support // Wake up! Why sleep problems should be at the forefront of client work // Compass points: A therapeutic model to help men navigate their mental health

Open article: Vanessa Edworthy shares the innovative approach taken at Treloar’s School and College in Hampshire to provide counselling for students with communication difficulties. University and College Counselling, March 2024