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Stephen Paul is a registered psychotherapist, coach, trainer and supervisor. He has practised for over 35 years and is a former director of the Centre for Psychological Therapies at Leeds Metropolitan University. Coaching Today, January 2020

The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) launches a consultation on safeguarding for Accredited Registers and seeks views from BACP members

How important are first impressions? Erik de Haan observes that the opening moments of a coaching session can reveal a wealth of information about our clients – and the relationship we have with them. Coaching Today, January 2020

Steph Jones argues that personal experience of mental health problems can add to a counsellor’s skills. Therapy Today, March 2018

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A regular yoga practice is supportive of both you and your clients, says Rebekah Hay-Brown. Therapy Today, May 2022

In the first of a new four-part series, Sarah Worley-James, from Cardiff University, examines the role of technology in providing a timely, accessible and student-friendly counselling service. University and College Counselling, March 2017

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

'…we all have a deep need to work together, to share, compare, admire, critique, explore, learn.' Private Practice, March 2023

In her regular column, Alison Smyth thinks about silence being a form of communication. BACP Children and Young People, December 2017