The Myth of the Linear Path: Why Year 11 Pressure Fails Our Young People
As someone who navigated my twenties and enters my early thirties with a career path that looks nothing like the one I envisioned at 16, I can offer both…
Motherhood is complicated
A year after becoming a mother, I found myself thinking about a question I had been asked countless times: “Are you loving being a mother?” It sounds like such…
NHS launches new guidance on registration requirements for psychological professions
NHS England has published new guidance setting out the registration requirements for the psychological professions working in NHS commissioned services in…
The Weight of Uncertainty: Living Without Clear Answers
This is how uncertainty begins to take hold, not only through what is happening, but through everything that could happen. Nothing may have been confirmed, yet…
Why Are We So Afraid of Being Bored?
There’s always something available and it’s usually screen related. But boredom isn’t actually the problem. It’s what boredom creates. The phone gives us…
Countertransference in Dementia Work: What Comes Up for Us as Therapists?
Therapeutic work with people affected by dementia can be very meaningful, but it also brings quiet challenges that frequently go unnoticed. Beyond our clinical…
Looking Beyond Behaviour: Lessons from Care and Adoption
When I first cared for my sister's children after they entered care, I didn't realise I was beginning a journey that would stay with me for the rest of my…
Major expansion of community mental health support across England
This week the government made a very welcome announcement of £343 million for 159 new NHS mental health facilities across England: 100 community mental health…
The Power of Relationship: What Fostering and Counselling Looked-After Children Has Taught Me About Healing
During that time, children and young people came into my home carrying experiences that no child should have to carry. Following my counselling training and…
The Countertransference of Parenting: Inside the World of an Adoptive Counsellor
Living at the intersection of adoptive parenthood and professional counselling provides a unique, deeply moving perspective on trauma, attachment, and systemic…
A different child each time
When I worked at Place2Be, I’d get one referral for a child — and then, from the adults around them, I would hear about almost a different child each time. But…
AuDHD, Perimenopause, and the Coping Mechanisms That Suddenly Don’t Work
Three years ago, I was diagnosed with ADHD, and six months ago, I learned I was also autistic. At the same time as I gained my ADHD diagnosis, I qualified as a…
