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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

"By integrating mindfulness into supervision sessions, my supervisees and I have unlocked a felt sense of the client that has supported the counsellor to engage with rich reflections or identify their own blocks." Regular column from Elizabeth Holt. BACP Children, Young People and Families, March 2023

'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

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There is much to be learned by looking beyond the myth of the all-loving mother and exploring the taboo of maternal hatred, says Julia Vaughan Smith. Therapy Today, April 2024

Paula Hall discusses the ethical choices for counsellors when an established client discloses a compulsive sexual behaviour disorder. Therapy Today, March 2023

Freud was flawed but he continues to influence thinking in almost every area of human endeavour, says Frank Tallis. Therapy Today, May 2024

What is chronic pain? How does pain affect your mental health? Can counselling help and what types of therapy are best for chronic pain? Our member Elizabeth Turp explains.

Caroline Georgiou introduces a multi-sensory sound healing modality. Thresholds, April 2024