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A 2007 survey of people in England over the age of 16 found that 6.4% of adults had a problem with food. With specialist treatment variable and inadequate in most areas, an increasing number of clients with eating disorders are likely to present to therapists in private practice. By Julia Bueno. Private Practice, Spring 2012

Open article: Ruth Groff and Cath Hancox describe their creative work with personal development groups in training counsellors. Thresholds, January 2018

Despite how scared it can make us feel, sometimes it really is best to not know. Firstly, it is human, and secondly – for the client – it provokes less anxiety than pretending to have answers. Nick Luxmoore introduces us to Kenny. BACP Children and Young People, June 2012

Debbie Lee courageously brings the whole young person into the therapy room – including the virtual world that runs alongside their actual one, weaving in and out of it. BACP Children and Young People, December 2013

Nick Luxmoore shares his experience from his many years of working as a counsellor. BACP Children, Young People and Families, March 2019

Psychotherapist Georgie Bainbridge examines the role of sensory integration theory in her work with adolescents. BACP Children, Young People and Families, June 2019

Counsellor and coach Hilary Martin describes her journey into health coaching – and explains why we should all be looking after ourselves a little more. Coaching Today, October 2015

Why do therapists coach? Michèle Down and Steve Page reflect on their experience and provide some practical steps for practitioners looking to develop a coaching approach. Counselling at Work, September 2016

Obesity has been much in the media in recent years but in the world for centuries. Is it a personal health issue? asks Patricia Sadio, and what might be the role of the professional in combating it? Counselling Children and Young People, March 2011

Drawing on her own research, Marie Adams asks if therapists are ashamed to admit to having needs themselves. Therapy Today, November 2014