Claiming my anchor Journals Published 29 Mar 2021 Yonca Ozkaya offers a spiritual response to her experience of bereavement during lockdown. Thresholds, April 2021
EAP matters: Keeping safe while working with suicidal clients Journals Published 30 Apr 2016 "... it’s likely if you’re a workplace counsellor or psychotherapist ... that high levels of client risk will be forming an increasing element of your caseload." Regular column from Amanda K Smith. Counselling at Work, Spring 2016
News and resources Journals Published 16 Nov 2020 A summary of current issues and opportunities in our sector. University and College Counselling, November 2020
Petition to remove VAT on counsellors’ and psychotherapists’ services News Published 19 Apr 2021 Our member Jo Gee has launched a petition to make mental health treatment VAT exempt
In conversation: Nicola Banning Journals Published 31 Oct 2013 Colin Feltham interviews Nicola Banning about the challenges in embarking on a career in workplace counselling, working for an employee assistance programme (EAP) and the fascination of the work itself. Therapy Today, October 2013
Are you facing digital burnout? Journals Published 16 Apr 2021 Open article: The pandemic has changed the way we work, and a new variant of burnout has emerged. Nicola Neath explores the signs and symptoms and shares her ideas for treatment. BACP Workplace, April 2021
Discovering how it is for them: qualitatively Journals Published 31 Mar 2016 Valuable information about the therapeutic encounter is lost when outcome results are reduced to tick boxes. Nikki Kiyimba advocates a gathering of qualitative data to help us understand what happens in session. BACP Children and Young People, March 2016
In the client's chair: The power of music Journals Published 30 Sep 2014 In our regular client column, 'Alexander' describes the healing power of joining a music group. Therapy Today, September 2014
Forget me not Journals Published 31 Mar 2016 Leaving a client vulnerable to feeling forgotten or overlooked, is among every therapist’s worst fears. But, argues Sarah Van Gogh, we should cut ourselves some slack about being prone to the odd lapse of memory. Private Practice, Spring 2016
Spotlight: BACP Trustee Una Cavanagh on why we need working counsellors on the Board Journals Published 3 Apr 2020 ‘Anger can be a great enabler when channelled into positive action’. Therapy Today, April 2020