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A year on from opening for business as a counsellor in private practice, Johanna Sartori reflects on the reality of needing to earn a living and offers advice to newly qualified counsellors following in her wake. Therapy Today, September 2011

"Denise rarely has anything positive to say, either about her course or the value of therapy itself" Private Practice, June 2022

"Our division can look positively to the future after several months of uncertainty." Regular column from Mervyn Wynne Jones. Private Practice, Autumn 2017

Polly Plowman and Keith Silvester on how eccentrics have been at the heart of society for millennia. Private Practice, September 2020

Open article: Therapy can help clients recognise the unexpected ways trauma shows up in their lives, says Philippa Smethurst. Therapy Today, December 2024/January 2025.

Standing at the precipice of independent practice, Alex O’Donnell acknowledges her anger and fear, while at the same time connecting with feelings of excitement and optimism. Private Practice, Summer 2016

Good Practice in Action fact sheet covering equality and diversity. Last reviewed March 2023. PDF download

Debbie Clements argues that traditional understandings of gender are limiting and can be harmful. Private Practice, Winter 2017

Ten minutes into an initial assessment session, Lizzie has to ask a new client to leave. Private Practice, December 2018

Lizzie’s mind wanders to her own love life as her attractive younger client tells her about his. Private Practice, March 2020