Strong support for school counselling during debate in Parliament News Published 10 Nov 2021 We’re pleased to have influenced the House of Commons debate by briefing MPs
Increased access to enhanced DBS checks for private therapists News Published 10 Dec 2025 We’ve asked the Government for more clarity on DBS check changes
Serious concerns raised on lack of funding for NI mental health services News Published 10 Oct 2025 Our response to Mental Health Strategy funding review in Northern Ireland
Professional Standards Authority re-accreditation update News Published 1 Aug 2024 We were re-accredited by the PSA in March this year
Sensationalised, stigmatising headlines about therapy could be harmful News Published 13 Jan 2023 Media coverage of Prince Harry’s book has included many comments on therapy
New stats reveal that almost three in five therapists who work with students saw an increase in students’ stress over past year News Published 1 Nov 2023 Our survey shows that student stress is on the rise.
Notes from HUCS: Urgent complexity Journals Published 12 Mar 2020 "Being alive in the ‘now’ of 2020 feels complex..." University and College Counselling, March 2020
Healthcare update: Money matters Journals Published 30 Apr 2019 In her regular column Judy Stafford asks if we have enough funding and resources to provide good enough services for enough people. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2019
Self-acknowledged strengths and limitations of counsellors and CBT therapists News Published 10 May 2022 Poster presentation by Professor Thomas Schroder and Soumya Choudhary