NCPS's submission to the independent prevalence review into mental health conditions
Our evidence-based, member-led submission to the independent review into mental health conditions, led by Professor Peter Fonagy, and supported by Professor Sir Simon Wessely, and Professor Gillian Baird as vice-chairs.
From Silence to Strength: Empowering Good Counselling Outcomes for Male Survivors
This article discusses sexual violence against men, trauma, and recovery. I have been working with males who’ve survived sexual violence for nearly 30 years.…
The Quiet Neglect
This comes under the category of neglect, but, for these clients, it is often less obvious than what we may classically consider neglect. These clients often…
Abuse does not end when the abuse stops
This article discusses abuse, trauma, and their longer-term psychological impact. I can be working with someone for many sessions, building trust and…
Beyond the Surface: A Therapeutic Perspective of Abuse
This article explores abuse from multiple perspectives, outlines key signs practitioners may notice, integrates insights from research, and reflects on how…
When Abuse Doesn’t End: Working with the Internal Aftermath of Harm
In therapy, however, it quickly becomes clear that for many survivors, abuse does not end when the relationship ends, the perpetrator leaves, or the disclosure…
Boundaries: The Space Where We Learn to Meet Ourselves
When Giving Too Much Begins to Feel Heavy There are moments in life when you realise you are tired, not because you have done too much, but because you have…
Between two languages: Bilingual therapy as a matter of equity, not convenience
Today, I work with people who speak only English, only Polish, both languages fluently, or whose first language is neither Polish nor English. Language choice…
Government unveils expanded support for adopted children
Consultation launched on providing better, earlier, and more targeted help to adopted children and funding increased for adoption support fund
MHRA issues new guidance for people using mental health apps and technologies
New online resources will help the public, parents, carers and health, social care and education professionals understand what safe, effective digital mental health technologies look like in practice.
It's Not About Memory Alone: The Emotional Landscape of Mild Dementia
Yet therapists who sit alongside people living with mild dementia quickly recognise that memory impairment is often only the most visible layer of a far more…
Life Online: Between Connection and Distance
Not so long ago, life online was an option. Then COVID arrived, and suddenly the digital world became the only world we could safely inhabit. Online life has…
