From the Chair: Dialogue is strength Journals Published 30 Jun 2014 It’s time to tell the rest of the world what counselling can bring to the table, writes Amanda Hawkins. Therapy Today, June 2014
The practice of Wild Therapy Journals Published 30 Jun 2014 Open article: Working therapeutically in the outdoors can open a direct route to authenticity of feeling and emotions – and to a muddy bottom, as Nick Totton explains. Therapy Today, June 2014
Gender-based violence and displacement Journals Published 30 Sep 2014 Caught in the mayhem of war and displacement, Syrian women and girls are particularly vulnerable to gender-based violence, social stigma and isolation, report Ilaria Michelis and Melanie Megevand. Therapy Today, September 2014
Restoring cultural memory and identity Journals Published 30 Sep 2014 Heidi Mitton highlights the therapeutic relevance of a project that aims to revive the cultural identity of the oppressed and displaced indigenous Maya Achi people in post-war Guatemala. Therapy Today, September 2014
Nurturing reconciliation Journals Published 30 Sep 2014 Open article: Masahiro Minami has developed an approach based on Japanese Morita therapy to promote reconciliation between survivors and perpetrators in post-genocide Rwanda. Therapy Today, September 2014
Why do women get postnatal depression? Journals Published 30 Nov 2014 Postnatal depression is widely assumed to be a negative reaction to motherhood – but are we simply failing to ask the right questions? By Anna Kinnaird Folkman. Therapy Today, November 2014
Call for more perinatal counselling Journals Published 30 Nov 2014 A new report reveals the high economic and personal costs of poor perinatal mental health care. Therapy Today, November 2014
The researcher: Is therapy a worthwhile investment? Journals Published 30 Nov 2014 Regular column from Barry McInnes. Therapy Today, November 2014
Fat stigma in therapy Journals Published 31 Dec 2014 Open article: If obesity is linked with physical and psychological ill health, can it be unethical for a fat therapist to practise? Naomi Moller extracts the facts from the stigma. Therapy Today, December 2014
Challenging fat oppression Journals Published 31 Dec 2014 Just because your client is fat doesn’t mean that you can assume certain things about her lifestyle or mental or physical health, argues Jo Reader. Therapy Today, December 2014