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Research is important for clients, for practitioners and politically to continue to demonstrate that counselling changes lives.

Robert Marx and Fergal Jones explore how innovative mindfulness programmes can enhance mental healthcare provision within the NHS. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2017

Phoebe Jackson shares her learning about how to recognise neurodiversity in the therapy room, in individuals who might not fit the stereotypes of ASD and ADHD. BACP Children, Young People and Families, September 2022

Open article: Because mindfulness offers a way to develop a special relationship to suffering, it can be helpful regardless of a client’s presenting problem, argues Kamila Hortynska. Private Practice, Winter 2014

Online communities can raise awareness of mental health issues. But generalised messages often fail to address the complexity of individual experiences, writes Andrew Reeves. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2024.

Casualties of the music industry rarely find sympathy in this highly competitive world, as Rachel Jepson reports. Therapy Today, September 2017

Not all clients who are supposedly free of mental illness are necessarily thriving. Dr Jolanta Burke demonstrates how coaches can work with those clients who are languishing, to promote and enhance their wellbeing and help them to flourish. Coaching Today, April 2018

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

Elen Thomas puts forward a case for encouraging agency in young people, to promote a sense that their treatment is collaborative rather than something that is done to them. BACP Children, Young People and Families, December 2019

Joanna Griffin considers medical and social models of disability and the impact of caring for a disabled child. BACP Children, Young People and Families, December 2020