Self-injury, starving and the chaotic experience Journals Published 31 Dec 2015 Sue Jennings uses three client cases to offer reflection around the origins of self-harm and food challenges. She believes that encouraging a sharing of the underlying messiness can lead to a decreased need to self-harm. BACP Children and Young People, December 2015
Stakeholder views of therapy Journals Published 30 Sep 2017 In an extract by Terry Hanley and Julia Noble from 'Essential Research Findings', we look at how young people, parents and teachers view therapy. BACP Children and Young People, September 2017
Growing up trans Journals Published 1 Jun 2022 Chay Brown shares his personal experience of growing up trans in the 1980s, so that we can make a difference to young people growing up trans today. BACP Children, Young People and Families, June 2022
Growing up queer Journals Published 1 Jun 2022 Brendan Dunlop shares his personal experience of growing up queer, in the hope it will help us to help young people who identify as LGBTQ+. BACP Children, Young People and Families, June 2022
Boarding schools and broken attachments Journals Published 30 Aug 2022 In the third of our four-part series, Soosan Latham reflects on the effects of boarding school on attachment style, adult relationships and the development of the self. BACP Children, Young People and Families, September 2022
Writing as therapy Journals Published 30 Apr 2012 Therapeutic and reflective writing can benefit both client and counsellor, says Gillie Bolton. Thresholds, Spring 2012
Culture, spirituality, reflexivity and funeral rituals Journals Published 31 Aug 2017 Valda Swinton describes the impact of culture on her beliefs. Thresholds, Summer 2017
Developing a practice rationale Journals Published 30 May 2022 The exercise of pinning down a description of how you work can foster professional confidence, says Brian Charlesworth. Therapy Today, June 2022
Let's talk about rape Journals Published 31 Aug 2018 Psychotherapists Frances Basset and Deborah A Lee break the silence that surrounds personal experience of sexual violence. Therapy Today, September 2018
Hearing the grief in illness and pain Journals Published 1 Apr 2018 The psychological impact of physical illness and pain is too rarely acknowledged, writes Ruth Bridges. Therapy Today, April 2018