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Time to dump the 'dustbin diagnosis'? The pros and cons of a BPD label // Working with intrusive thoughts // Navigating family estrangement // When trauma hides in plain sight // Neurodivergence in the other chair. December 2024/January 2025

Help! What do I need to do now? BACP Private Practice Conference 2024 special issue. Plus... The practitioner who survives and thrives... Working with suicide risk... Connecting with black clients. Private Practice, December 2024.

Sophia Friedrich shares how, in her experience, being part of the integrated local authority offer makes school counselling better for everyone. BACP Children, Young People and Families, September 2023

How important are first impressions? Erik de Haan observes that the opening moments of a coaching session can reveal a wealth of information about our clients – and the relationship we have with them. Coaching Today, January 2020

'I often notice that there is a brief window, where the familiar is thrown into slight relief, bringing a chance to formulate a new understanding of something routine'. Regular column from Jane Harris. University and College Counselling, March 2023

These routes will enable accredited members to move to our senior accredited membership category, where they have the skills, knowledge and training to do so.

For registered members who have completed a BACP accredited core training course (aligned to column C) or a BACP accredited or approved B and C progression training.

Understanding when the criminal justice system can request therapy notes - and when therapists can refuse // Working with misogyny // A veteran's recovery // Supporting HIV positive clients // Our profession post-pandemic. Therapy Today, December 2025/January 2026

'When I joined the counselling service at Cardiff University, it was providing all the psychological support for students and staff. Over the next few years, the scope of the service gradually evolved to the point that several new teams have been developed to complement or complete tasks that are outside of the core therapeutic work.' A conversation with Sarah Worley-James. University and College Counselling, November 2023

Linda-Jayne Elliott argues that building an alliance with the family is crucial when offering counselling to children with special educational needs. BACP Children, Young People and Families, September 2023