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Research highlights the value of school counselling News Published 7 Aug 2026 A new study suggests goal setting could help more young people stay engaged with school counselling
My practice Journals Published 1 Oct 2023 ‘My role is to facilitate the decision-making process in a judgment-free, compassionate way'. Therapy Today, December 2023
It changed my life: Steve Pointon Journals Published 20 Feb 2023 Open article: ‘Therapy helped me mentally recover from cancer.’ Therapy Today, March 2023
Exploring the experiences of clients with learning disabilities completing research measures Research Published 10 May 2022 Updated 15 Apr 2025 Poster presentation by Alison McLauchlan
School counselling campaign backed by Lib Dems News Published 12 Oct 2020 The Liberal Democrats have written to the Chancellor calling for counselling provision in secondary schools in England
Introducing the understanding preferences in counselling tool (U-PIC) News Published 8 May 2026 U-PIC therapy tool: empowering young people to shape their counselling experience.
It changed my life Journals Published 23 Oct 2024 Open article: ‘Therapy helped me come to terms with my birth mother’s rejection’. Therapy Today, November 2024.
Time to talk News Published 6 Feb 2025 Why therapy later in life can be transformative: benefits for older adults. BACP member blogs
Benefits of school counselling highlighted in Westminster debate News Published 14 Oct 2024 Sojan Joesph, Labour MP for Ashford, highlighted our campaign asks in his Westminster debate on World Mental Health day