What Suicidal Ideation Really Feels Like
With thanks to our Organisational Member, Papyrus, for this blog. It’s not always easy to talk about suicidal thoughts, let alone describe what it feels like to live with them. But if we’re going to ...
Why I Believe Therapists Belong in the World of Dementia Care
With thanks to our Accredited Registrant member, Jurgen Schwarz for this article. When people hear the word dementia, they often imagine someone far along in the illness, confused, perhaps no longer a...
Managing Compassion Fatigue and Secondary Trauma in Therapeutic Work
Compassion fatigue and secondary trauma are often spoken about as though they’re by-products of caring too much, but there are complex reactions and interactions teeming beneath the surface of our sel...
The F word – Funding: more offensive in some circles than the actual F word
With thanks to NCPS Ambassador, Jocelyn Anderson, CEO West Mercia Rape & Sexual Abuse Support Centre for this article. Having read the theme for this month’s newsletter, I spent some time wonderin...
Postnatal Depression In Men
Postnatal Depression is a horrible thing, which can turn what should be a happy (if tiring!) time for a family into a living nightmare. Over the last few years, awareness about postnatal depression ha...
Gambling Harms and Mental Health
What is gambling addiction, or problem gambling? People use different words to describe harmful gambling. Some talk about gambling addiction. Others say problem gambling, compulsive gambling, or gambl...
Getting Bereavement Counselling
The loss of a loved one is one of the most harrowing things a human can experience. While it’s perfectly natural to feel overwhelmingly intense emotion following bereavement, it can be beneficial to s...
Keep Counselling Confidential
With thanks to Nogah Ofer for this article. Nogah is a solicitor at Centre for Women’s Justice, she is a policy adviser and heads the legal advice team. In 2023, Rape Crisis England & Wales bega...
What is an Accredited Register?
Choosing a therapist is a big step, and it’s important that you feel safe and supported. If you’re thinking about finding a counsellor / psychotherapist, you’re probably already asking yourself some i...
