The last week has seen considerable news coverage of the risks of psychotherapy, calling for greater regulation of Psychotherapists and Counsellors in the UK. It feels important to pause to think about this spate of disturbing stories. I would like to offer some advice on steps members of the public can take to assure themselves that they are engaging an ethical practitioner.

Women given a diagnosis of ADHD later in life report that their difficulties have often been dismissed as “just” depression or anxiety, and they have spent a lifetime grappling with feelings of inadequacy and frustration without understanding the root cause.

The neurodiversity paradigm offers the perspective: that neurodiversity is a natural and valuable form of human diversity, to be embraced much as we embrace differences in race, ethnicity, sexuality, and religion.