How damaging is it to be sent away to school at a young age? David Mair critically inspects the psychological implications of a form of education intended to produce ‘the best years of one’s life’

When Helena Lovendal- Sorensen (Letters, October 2007) dismisses as ‘immature’ Michael Shernoff’s suggestion that negotiated non-monogamy can be a helpful way of relating sexually, she reveals much about a heteronormative (in the widest sense of that word) approach to sex and relationship.

I felt a mixture of emotions when I read Matt Valentine's letter in the October issue of therapy today, chief amongst which were sadness and anger

Going through the process of applying for BACP Service Accreditation was beneficial in many ways for the University of Birmingham Counselling and Guidance Service

I’m sorry that James Hennah (Letters, Therapy Today, May 2010) has felt so threatened as a man in the world of therapy. It’s true that there are more female therapists and therapy trainers than men, and I share his experience of working in a professional context dominated by women. However, I cannot agree with his assessment that men are consistently dismissed as ‘irrelevant’ or ‘dangerous’