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Improving Access to Psychological Therapies can be effective in treating depression and anxiety in people living with dementia, according to a study by Georgia Bell, Josh Stott and Amber John. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, January 2023

Tonia Anderson and Dr Gina Wong believe that pre-operative counselling could prevent pain chronicity, by identifying the psychological and social factors that influence pain management and recovery. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, January 2023

Open article: Clients cannot always recognise or accept that their intimate relationships are harmful. Cathy Press explains how to work therapeutically with people who are living with domestic abuse. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, October 2022

John Wilson has worked with bereaved people for more than 20 years. His clinical experience and academic research have led him to challenge assumptions about grief and to create an effective model for bereavement counselling. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, October 2022

Some people feel such a strong compulsion to help others that they are unable to acknowledge their own needs. Jess Baker and Rod Vincent call it super-helper syndrome – and therapists are particularly prone. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, January 2023

'Work is underway to transform community mental health services.' Regular column from Toby Sweet. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, January 2023

Open article: Clients can achieve positive change in relatively few sessions, as long as the therapist adopts the right mindset and assumptions. John Wheeler looks at the ideas behind solution-focused practice. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2021

Open article: Ronan Burke explains how cognitive analytic therapy can help patients to cope with the challenge of a diagnosis of a neurological condition, such as multiple sclerosis or brain tumour. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, January 2023

The gap between the brain’s reaction to a situation and conscious awareness of the reaction can be exploited to treat anxiety, according to Terence Watts. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, October 2022

'I wonder whether the confidential spaces in our lives have been eroded.' Regular column from Judy Stafford. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, October 2022