
This edition brings together contributors exploring evolving areas of counselling practice, including the role of therapy dogs, contemporary counsellor approaches, and working with chronic PTSD. Through practitioner insights, reviews, and interviews, it reflects on key challenges shaping today’s counselling landscape.

This edition features two of our contributors exploring the complexity of living with neurodiversity, with Kerynn Fotiou’s first-person piece on raising children on the autism spectrum as a parent and counsellor, and Stefanie Hagger’s reflection on the textbook diagnosis of ADHD compared to the everyday experiences of clients.

This edition reflects on the ACA's annual conference held in Adelaide in June, featuring highlights and winners of the inaugural ACA Excellence Awards. Alyona Cerfontyne discusses counselling adults with misattributed paternity. Kerrie Arthur and Jane Nosworthy provide insights into grief counselling related to voluntary assisted dying through a pilot program study. And finally the ACA symposium, Evolving Your Practice, is scheduled for October 28, 2025.

This edition focuses on neurodiversity, including: autistic counselors enhancing therapy for neurodivergent clients, MYSET improving sessions for those with sensory challenges, balanced ADHD treatment focusing on behavioural changes over medication, ASPAA empowering autistic adults through mindfulness, and expressive therapies aiding non-verbal emotional expression in young clients. Schema therapy to help parents with mental illness by addressing deep-rooted patterns

This edition is about the challenges and opportunities in the field of counselling and mental health, particularly in relation to the impact of technology, social pressures, and the need for ethical and high-quality care.

The main focus of this edition is on exploring solutions to alleviate the strain on Australia's healthcare system by optimizing the use of the mental health workforce, particularly counsellors and psychotherapists. It highlights an independent report on workforce trends and emphasizes the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to improving mental health outcomes.

Climate change and Mental Health In this edition of Counselling Australia journal, we examine the mounting mental health impacts of climate change, especially on young people. These can be impacts caused not only by scenes of climate disaster consuming more and more of the daily news cycle, but also the angry nature of the debate.

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