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…
Supporting an urgent review of NICE guidance on anxiety
The Society supports the sector-wide campaign, led by the UK Council for Psychotherapy , calling for an urgent and comprehensive update to the National…
NHS staff to train teachers, school nurses, and GPs to spot eating disorders
Teachers, school nurses, and GPs will be offered NHS support to spot the early signs of eating disorders, so no child is left to ‘suffer in silence’.
Beyond the screen: Why online counselling can be a neurodiversity-affirming choice
For a long time, online counselling was framed as a compromise. But for many neurodivergent clients, working online isn’t a fallback at all; it’s the…
The advantages and disadvantages of online counselling
Clients can attend sessions from their homes, workplaces, or any private space, eliminating the need for travel. For some, the traditional therapy room may…
