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'Once upon a time, there was a blue tufted duck. It arrived in a pond called ‘Universitee’ and mostly inhabited a small pond called ‘UCS’ which meant ‘uncanny carefree souls’, or so it thought.' University and College Counselling, March 2024

'Anyone that describes their counselling training as easy is most likely lying. One of my best friends who I met on my training course and I used to describe the experience as the best and worst years of your life – the sentiment is still true to this today.' A conversation with Safaa Ramadan. University and College Counselling, March 2024

Open article: Vanessa Edworthy shares the innovative approach taken at Treloar’s School and College in Hampshire to provide counselling for students with communication difficulties. University and College Counselling, March 2024

Artistic and therapeutic practice are twinned in important ways, sharing sensibilities and techniques aimed at making use of what Winnicott called the ‘potential space’, required for human development. For Dominic McLoughlin, creativity is at the heart of the work, allowing for an emphasis on difference, and active meaning-making between the therapeutic couple. University and College Counselling, March 2023

Online counselling sat on the fringes of therapeutic work until the COVID pandemic forced us to find new ways of working. Few of us were prepared for or were sufficiently trained to adapt to this new way of working. Rick Hughes interviews Sarah Worley-James about the brave new world of online counselling. University and College Counselling, March 2023

A summary of current issues and opportunities in our sector. University and College Counselling, March 2024

'Universities and colleges are facing tough financial times'. University and College Counselling, March 2024

'My own doctoral research found that resources within student counselling are not suitably matched with clinical services in healthcare...' Regular column from Afra Turner. University and College Counselling, March 2023

Jane Harris explores the evolution of outcome measurement in therapy practice and higher education mental health services. University and College Counselling, November 2023

Beyond identity: rethinking mental health support in higher education for staff and students. Regular column from Mary Jones. University and College Counselling, November 2023