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Open article: Working in social care is notoriously physically and emotionally demanding, poorly paid and involves long hours. BACP research fellow Jenny O'Donnell shines a light on this often overlooked workforce. BACP Workplace, April 2025.

If things have got to the stage where you can’t talk to one another without getting upset or arguing, then maybe it’s time to seek professional support

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.

Holding a maternal mirror: How a counsellor’s pregnancy impacted her work with children in care... Plus: Happy and safe online... Facilitating advocacy... Supporting refugees... Clay as the narrative. BACP Children, Young People & Familes, March 2026.

Understanding climate anxiety - A call to action // Belief systems and abuse - The complexities of religious harm // Poetry in therapy - Creating a liminal space

'Are we all foolish for casting aside secure income for the vagaries of private practice? Or are we living the dream, enjoying a harmonious work-life balance that our previous work was unable to offer?' Regular column from Sandi Mann. BACP Workplace, April 2023

Where and how you can get access to counselling and psychotherapy, including free and paid for services

Reading Joan Didion’s Private Diary: A reflection on ethics, legacy, and literary boundaries. BACP Student blogs.

TikTok and the self diagnosis trend.. Are mental health influencers doing more harm than good?.. plus The lasting effects of person-centred therapy... When does a client’s anger become abuse?... Helping men escape the drama triangle... Working with hope in challenging times

In The Gift of Sensitivity – The extraordinary power of emotional engagement in life and work, author and advocate for human emotional potential, Elena Amber offers new perspectives on what it means to be a human in an age of AI. She talks to Nicola Banning about her research, how she came to write her book, and why the world needs our hidden gifts of sensitivity more than ever. BACP Workplace, April 2024.