Published on 19 August 2026
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Explore Digital Edition 3.1 of ACA Counselling Magazine, featuring expert articles on therapeutic relationships, trauma-informed practice, cultural difference in therapy, and the latest counselling research findings.
24 articles from this collection:
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ACA EMAG 3.1 Editorial - August 2026 Edition
The ACA EMAG Editorial August edition explores relationships in counselling, from culturally appropriate therapy to burnout, supervision, and lived experience of addiction and trauma.
ACA Symposium STD
Limerence: When Longing Becomes a Nervous System Loop
Explore how limerence and love addiction overlap, their impact on emotional wellbeing, and practical counselling strategies for recovery and self-worth.
The Therapeutic Relationship: Healing, Harm and Connection
A counsellor reflects on why it is important not romanticise the therapeutic relationship, exploring how connection, trust and ethics drive real change in therapy.
Zanda
The Relationship Is the Intervention: Relational Neuroscience and the Role of the Practitioner in Trauma-Informed Practice
This feature article explores relational neuroscience and trauma informed practice, showing how nervous system regulation and the therapeutic relationship itself become powerful tools for healing children, young people and families.
Are The Facts Still Friendly? New Developments in Counselling and Psychotherapy Findings
A leading researcher revisits the evidence base with new counselling and psychotherapy findings, exploring therapist effects, the relationship, and personalised therapy matching.
Book Review: Essential Research Findings in Counselling and Psychotherapy: The Facts are Friendly
This book review examines Essential Research Findings in Counselling and Psychotherapy: The Facts are Friendly by Mick Cooper, exploring how the book links research evidence to everyday practice for students, new counsellors, and experienced therapists.
Dulwich Centre
Supervision Exists. Burnout Persists. What are we missing?
Explore why BCouns DipCouns DipHSC AppHSC MACA MCOS alone may not prevent burnout in counselling. Learn what is missing for practitioner wellbeing.
Relationship Education Belongs Beside Birth Education
Discover why relationship education belongs beside birth education, helping couples prepare not just for a baby but for the changes ahead as partners.
When Culture Sits in the Room: Relationships, Belonging and Cultural Difference in Therapy
Anika Ahmad Bull explores culturally responsive counselling, showing how boundaries can feel unsettling when clients fear disappointing the people they love. She offers a relational lens for supporting identity, belonging and connection in therapy.
Not Just a Title: How ‘Teacher’ Shapes Power and Alliance in Cross-Cultural Therapy
This article explores how the term teacher shapes power and alliance in cross-cultural therapy, offering counsellors a path toward understanding the therapeutic relationship with Chinese-speaking clients.
Beyond the Five Love Languages: Understanding Neurodivergent Expressions of Affection
This feature article looks beyond the five love languages to explore how neurodivergent people express and receive affection, from parallel play to penguin pebbling.
Counselling as a worldwide profession: A tale of two conferences
A counsellor reflects on two international conferences, exploring the scaling mental health services debate and what it means for counselling as a global, evolving profession.
In Pursuit of a PhD: An Autistic Woman’s Perspective
An Autistic woman researcher shares how she was able get through her PhD, revealing the mental health struggles and neuro-affirming supports that helped her thrive in higher education.
Therapeutic Relationships: What to Do When Things Go Wrong
This podcast episode on therapeutic relationships what to do when things go wrong features Lee Crothers and Lenice Murray exploring ruptures, boundary tensions and trauma-informed practice, plus the role of supervision and reflective practice in rebuilding trust.
Using the Cloud with Confidence: A Practical Guide for Counselling Practices
Discover how counselling practices can use the cloud securely with practical cyber security tips, and see how Harvey Norman Technology for Business supports safe, reliable systems.
Book Review: Hypnosis in Sex Therapy: A Guide for Clinical Hypnotherapists and Medical Hypnotists
This review explores the Hypnosis Sex Therapy Guide for Clinical Hypnotherapists, highlighting its practical insights, case studies, and holistic approach for practitioners.
ACA Counselling Excellence Awards 2026
Celebrating the ACA Counselling Excellence Award 2026 winners, including Rayma Torresan honoured as Counsellor of the Year.
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