Facing the Facts About Adolescent Suicide
Humans’ capacity to make sense of their world and anticipate the potential outcomes of actions and interactions is an ability…
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When Couples Hurt Each Other
Violence between partners seeking therapy is estimated to be between 20% to 58% and while couple therapy is entirely inappropriate…
Read moreAdverse Childhood Experiences: Is the Future Always Bleak?
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE’s) were first described in a publication in1988 by researchers Dr. Vincent Felitti of Kaiser Permanente, an…
Read moreAdolescents and Trauma – Where to Begin?
Fourteen-year-old James had experienced more than his share of troubles. In the previous year he was in a major car…
Read morePractice Wisdom for Trainee Family Therapists
The training year is underway, and students are beginning to work directly with families, developing skills and encountering the challenges…
Read moreNo One Likes Chores
Hanging washing, mopping floors, cleaning the bathroom; who enjoys these tasks day in, day out? Yet often responsibility to do…
Read moreCouples Therapy Works – But How?
It is not uncommon to hear practitioners say they choose not to work with couples explaining that they find this…
Read moreASD: Is there a Place for Family Therapy?
Autism spectrum disorder, ASD which is estimated to affect about 1% of the population looks very ‘individual’ with its impact…
Read moreSeeing Each Other Differently in Couples Therapy
Therapy comes in many guises, but common factors alert us to similarities rather than differences. Common factors are the core…
Read moreThe Cost of Emotional Labour
Invisible Labour: Principals’ Emotional Labour in Volatile Times, Wilkinson et al., 2025, is a four-part report based on research into…
Read moreWhat About Us? Siblings and Substance Misuse
Substance misuse in one child in a family creates a whirlwind that draws everyone into its path, eating up time,…
Read moreThe Protection or Danger of Friends
Friendship is far more than a pleasant addition to life; it is central to identity, wellbeing, and even survival. As…
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