Ellie Broughton
@elliebroughton.bsky.social
Freelance writer @inews.co.uk @theleaduk.bsky.social The Revealer Therapy Today LitHub etc etc etc
✉️ [email protected]
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Studies show harm in therapy is underreported and remains poorly understood. As long as the profession resists the question of harm, the problem remains corrosive.
In a cover feature for BACP's Therapy Today (April), I spoke to experts in the field. Open access: www.bacp.co.uk/bacp-journal... 🔓
In a cover feature for BACP's Therapy Today (April), I spoke to experts in the field. Open access: www.bacp.co.uk/bacp-journal... 🔓
For UK therapists and counsellors, many of whom in private practice, the budget's probably not good news:
👉 Freezing tax and NI means less take-home pay
👉 More of the high-earners will slip into the £50k+ bracket
👉 New ISA rules seem annoying and divisive
... But: nice commitments to schools/NHS
👉 Freezing tax and NI means less take-home pay
👉 More of the high-earners will slip into the £50k+ bracket
👉 New ISA rules seem annoying and divisive
... But: nice commitments to schools/NHS
November 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
For UK therapists and counsellors, many of whom in private practice, the budget's probably not good news:
👉 Freezing tax and NI means less take-home pay
👉 More of the high-earners will slip into the £50k+ bracket
👉 New ISA rules seem annoying and divisive
... But: nice commitments to schools/NHS
👉 Freezing tax and NI means less take-home pay
👉 More of the high-earners will slip into the £50k+ bracket
👉 New ISA rules seem annoying and divisive
... But: nice commitments to schools/NHS
For GPs who missed the budget: some vague good news.
📍 "£4.9bn" from efficiencies will be spent on 'more nurses and GP appointments'.
📍 NB that's a good chunk of the £26bn of tax rises.
No mechanism or detail yet but given the sessional GP workforce crisis, any news is positive.
📍 "£4.9bn" from efficiencies will be spent on 'more nurses and GP appointments'.
📍 NB that's a good chunk of the £26bn of tax rises.
No mechanism or detail yet but given the sessional GP workforce crisis, any news is positive.
November 26, 2025 at 2:23 PM
For GPs who missed the budget: some vague good news.
📍 "£4.9bn" from efficiencies will be spent on 'more nurses and GP appointments'.
📍 NB that's a good chunk of the £26bn of tax rises.
No mechanism or detail yet but given the sessional GP workforce crisis, any news is positive.
📍 "£4.9bn" from efficiencies will be spent on 'more nurses and GP appointments'.
📍 NB that's a good chunk of the £26bn of tax rises.
No mechanism or detail yet but given the sessional GP workforce crisis, any news is positive.
Looking for named or anon case studies of people who've had low-cost therapy, or therapy from a trainee therapist.
#journorequest #therapistsconnect
#journorequest #therapistsconnect
November 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Looking for named or anon case studies of people who've had low-cost therapy, or therapy from a trainee therapist.
#journorequest #therapistsconnect
#journorequest #therapistsconnect
Looking for UK therapists and counsellors who went into debt to train for anon interviews. You don't need to be in debt any more to take part!
Please email [email protected] – we can talk it through before you decide to work with me.
#TherapistsConnect #TherapistSky #BlueSkyTherapists
Please email [email protected] – we can talk it through before you decide to work with me.
#TherapistsConnect #TherapistSky #BlueSkyTherapists
November 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Looking for UK therapists and counsellors who went into debt to train for anon interviews. You don't need to be in debt any more to take part!
Please email [email protected] – we can talk it through before you decide to work with me.
#TherapistsConnect #TherapistSky #BlueSkyTherapists
Please email [email protected] – we can talk it through before you decide to work with me.
#TherapistsConnect #TherapistSky #BlueSkyTherapists
Late to this story (out last week) but it's a very cool finding about doxycycline: www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
The commonly prescribed drug that could reduce schizophrenia risk
Scientists may have found a new use for the ‘broad-spectrum’ antibiotic commonly used to treat infections and acne
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Late to this story (out last week) but it's a very cool finding about doxycycline: www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
Seeking former religious people (de-converts, 'dones', lapsed, exvangelical...) with an OCD diagnosis to talk briefly about their experience of both, and how they relate to one another (if at all).
Quite a specific request! Anon is fine. Pls email [email protected], subject in caps if poss
Quite a specific request! Anon is fine. Pls email [email protected], subject in caps if poss
November 5, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Seeking former religious people (de-converts, 'dones', lapsed, exvangelical...) with an OCD diagnosis to talk briefly about their experience of both, and how they relate to one another (if at all).
Quite a specific request! Anon is fine. Pls email [email protected], subject in caps if poss
Quite a specific request! Anon is fine. Pls email [email protected], subject in caps if poss
Xmas sandwiches and it's not even Halloween 🥰
October 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Xmas sandwiches and it's not even Halloween 🥰
If I was an editor I would simply commission 5k words on orange peel theory
October 21, 2025 at 10:42 AM
If I was an editor I would simply commission 5k words on orange peel theory
When you hear, 'This episode of Tara Brach is sponsored by BetterHelp'
October 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
When you hear, 'This episode of Tara Brach is sponsored by BetterHelp'
Writing about spirituality, about to cull my dozens of references to 'exploring'
September 23, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Writing about spirituality, about to cull my dozens of references to 'exploring'
Hi all! Looking for someone who dabbled in conspiracy theories/antivaxx ideas, ideally who's also had therapy. Named/anon both fine.
I'd also love to hear from anyone whose friend/relative/partner got lost in misinformation 💙
I'd also love to hear from anyone whose friend/relative/partner got lost in misinformation 💙
September 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Hi all! Looking for someone who dabbled in conspiracy theories/antivaxx ideas, ideally who's also had therapy. Named/anon both fine.
I'd also love to hear from anyone whose friend/relative/partner got lost in misinformation 💙
I'd also love to hear from anyone whose friend/relative/partner got lost in misinformation 💙
Psychiatrists of BlueSky, if anyone wants to talk about the open letter to the RCPsych please let me know! Keen to cover 🏳️🌈
September 9, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Psychiatrists of BlueSky, if anyone wants to talk about the open letter to the RCPsych please let me know! Keen to cover 🏳️🌈
Great piece, just working on some case studies about women's debt in the UK and shopping debt has come up a couple of times. So much of life is unaffordable or relies on debt rn, Klarna is not it
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Rise of ‘Cute Debt’
Female shoppers are being pushed toward buy-now-pay-later services.
www.theatlantic.com
September 6, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Great piece, just working on some case studies about women's debt in the UK and shopping debt has come up a couple of times. So much of life is unaffordable or relies on debt rn, Klarna is not it
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Some therapists are using AI during therapy sessions. They’re risking their clients’ trust and privacy in the process.
Therapists are secretly using ChatGPT. Clients are triggered.
Some therapists are using AI during therapy sessions. They’re risking their clients’ trust and privacy in the process.
www.technologyreview.com
September 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
If anyone needs to know how my day is going, I just deleted 750+ bookmarks of recipes I never cooked
September 3, 2025 at 8:44 AM
If anyone needs to know how my day is going, I just deleted 750+ bookmarks of recipes I never cooked
Hiya! 👋 Looking to speak to UK women 18-45, currently in debt, for a feature. Contributions will be ANON and we can work by email/DM/phone/WhatsApp etc – it should only take five mins.
#journorequest #debt
#journorequest #debt
September 2, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Hiya! 👋 Looking to speak to UK women 18-45, currently in debt, for a feature. Contributions will be ANON and we can work by email/DM/phone/WhatsApp etc – it should only take five mins.
#journorequest #debt
#journorequest #debt
Looking for musicians raised religious, who left the fold – any more ideas?
August 28, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Looking for musicians raised religious, who left the fold – any more ideas?
A very good 16-min listen about a pre-print paper: www.theguardian.com/science/audi...
‘AI psychosis’: could chatbots fuel delusional thinking? – podcast
There are increasing reports of people experiencing delusions after intensive use of AI chatbots. The phenomenon, dubbed ‘AI psychosis’, has raised concerns that features built into large language mod...
www.theguardian.com
August 28, 2025 at 10:53 AM
A very good 16-min listen about a pre-print paper: www.theguardian.com/science/audi...
Still hearing anecdotal reports of 'low-cost counselling services' charging patients up to £70 to see... Trainee therapists.
📢 Clients and would-be clients, if you are paying for a low-cost service I HIGHLY recommend you seek a trained, qualified therapist. Lots offer sliding scale fees.
📢 Clients and would-be clients, if you are paying for a low-cost service I HIGHLY recommend you seek a trained, qualified therapist. Lots offer sliding scale fees.
July 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Still hearing anecdotal reports of 'low-cost counselling services' charging patients up to £70 to see... Trainee therapists.
📢 Clients and would-be clients, if you are paying for a low-cost service I HIGHLY recommend you seek a trained, qualified therapist. Lots offer sliding scale fees.
📢 Clients and would-be clients, if you are paying for a low-cost service I HIGHLY recommend you seek a trained, qualified therapist. Lots offer sliding scale fees.
Shocking to read this particular case from Sheffield just 11 years ago: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Gay man subjected to ‘exorcism’ at Sheffield church receives compensation
Matthew Drapper at C of E’s St Thomas Philadelphia was told that ‘sexual impurity’ had let demons enter his body
www.theguardian.com
July 16, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Shocking to read this particular case from Sheffield just 11 years ago: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Looking for a single woman 30-45 who wants to be a parent for a UK women's title. Anon is fine.
Please DM or email [email protected] for more info. Thanks!
Please DM or email [email protected] for more info. Thanks!
July 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Looking for a single woman 30-45 who wants to be a parent for a UK women's title. Anon is fine.
Please DM or email [email protected] for more info. Thanks!
Please DM or email [email protected] for more info. Thanks!
Today years old when I learned trans youth released 6,000 crickets at an LGB Alliance conference 🖤
June 21, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Today years old when I learned trans youth released 6,000 crickets at an LGB Alliance conference 🖤
Fantastic result on PAs – thanks to a lot of grassroots campaigning: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Physician associates to be renamed to stop them being mistaken for doctors
Exclusive: Government-ordered review concludes term in NHS should be changed because of risks to patients’ safety
www.theguardian.com
June 4, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Fantastic result on PAs – thanks to a lot of grassroots campaigning: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Finally! @novaramedia.com got Dale Vincent on. Good stories about Ecotricity, being a New Age traveller, Battle of the Beanfield, Just Stop Oil donations etc
June 3, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Finally! @novaramedia.com got Dale Vincent on. Good stories about Ecotricity, being a New Age traveller, Battle of the Beanfield, Just Stop Oil donations etc