From the chair: The emperor’s new clothes Journals Published 31 Dec 2014 Various recent events have led James Rye to challenge what some are saying. Private Practice, Winter 2014
My practice: Paying attention to anxiety Journals Published 31 Dec 2014 Working with clients presenting with anxiety, Claire Thomas has struggled at times to reconcile her clients’ demands to be fixed, with her understanding of the person-centred approach. Private Practice, Winter 2014
Accepting uncertainty Journals Published 31 Dec 2014 Open article: In his closing keynote at the 2014 BACP Private Practice conference on anxiety, James Davies spoke of his concern that there is excessive deference to a model of mental health in which ordinary human experience is reduced to diagnoses to be medicalised and medicated. Private Practice, Winter 2014
Problems and principles, not disorders and techniques Journals Published 31 Dec 2014 Adherence to a medical model of disorders, symptoms and treatments is seriously hampering the development of theory and practice in psychotherapy. We need a plausible alternative, argues Richard Hallam. Private Practice, Winter 2014
Emotion-focused therapy for social anxiety Journals Published 31 Dec 2014 Improving therapy for social anxiety could lead to greater social inclusion and decreased healthcare costs. Robert Elliott presents an emotion-focused therapy approach to working with the issue. Private Practice, Winter 2014
Networking: South London social Journals Published 31 Dec 2014 Lesley Ludlow reports on the establishment of the South London BACP Private Practice regional networking group. Private Practice, Winter 2014
From the chair: Staying with challenge Journals Published 31 Aug 2017 As BACP’s review of its divisions reaches a conclusion, it’s hoped there will be opportunities for new developments to better support members in private practice. Regular column by Susan Utting-Simon. Private Practice, Summer 2017
From the chair: Blinking into the sunlight Journals Published 30 Sep 2017 "Our division can look positively to the future after several months of uncertainty." Regular column from Mervyn Wynne Jones. Private Practice, Autumn 2017
My practice: Tipping points Journals Published 30 Sep 2017 What do we say when clients need to talk about the impact on them of major social, political and global upheavals? Private Practice, Autumn 2017
From the chair: Birding in the Balkans Journals Published 30 Jun 2018 "We all have different ways of managing the demands of our work. Mine is birdwatching." Regular column from Mervyn Wynne Jones. Private Practice, June 2018