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In every NHS Trust hospital, you will find a chapel and a team of chaplains providing multi-faith spiritual, religious and pastoral care to staff, patients and carers. At South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, the Lead Chaplain is Reverend Canon Remi Omole. He is also a psychotherapeutic counsellor. Remi talks to Nicola Banning about his work leading the chaplaincy team. BACP Workplace, April 2024

When she was admitted to a psychiatric ward, Caroline Smith didn’t know if she would ever come out. She describes her experience and wonders how we could better support mental health patients. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, July 2023

'I’m concerned sometimes about how young men talk about themselves these days. It seems to have got worse.' University and College Counselling, March 2023

Open article: ‘I spent my first sessions telling my therapist how well I was doing’. Therapy Today, September 2024.

Challenges, barriers, progress & hope: What's changed for black practitioners five years on from George Floyd? Reclaiming your name // Being the child of a therapist // Maternity leave as a private practitioner // Energy work in therapy. Therapy Today, October 2025

Open article: Therapists on social media platforms can inadvertently find themselves becoming mental health influencers, says Ella White. Therapy Today, April 2025.

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How can employers have better conversations to support this group of employees to manage work and family life? BACP Workplace, April 2020

Open article: The suicide of an employee can have far-reaching consequences for colleagues, managers, the employer and the community. Sue Christy makes the case for better suicide postvention and explains why taking the right steps in the golden hours after a suicide can help to reduce further traumatisation and supports healing and recovery in the workforce. BACP Workplace, January 2024

Find out how to become a BACP retired member, and how to renew or reinstate your retired membership.