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Jeanine Connor Mbacp

Jeanine Connor Mbacp

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Old Enough to Know

Old Enough to Know

How to have age-appropriate conversations on sex and death.

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Jeanine Connor Mbacp

Attention Seeing vs. Seeking Attention

We need to heed adolescent attention seeking.

29.06.2026 10

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Jeanine Connor Mbacp

How to Avoid Pathologising Ordinary Emotion

We should encourage young people to feel their feelings and express their emotions.

22.06.2026 60

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Jeanine Connor Mbacp

What the Social Media Ban Really Means for Under-16s

Evidence and common sense suggest social-media bans won’t work.

17.06.2026 50

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Jeanine Connor Mbacp

Let’s Normalize Young People’s Gender and Sexual Fluidity

Personal Perspective: Fluidity is an ordinary part of adolescent development.

12.06.2026 40

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During Pride Month, "Rainbow Washing" Isn't Enough

Personal Perspective: Reflections on therapeutic allyship during Pride month.

05.06.2026 80

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No Place for Politics in Therapy?

Personal Perspective: Is it ethical—or possible—to keep politics out of the therapy room?

18.05.2026 40

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Jeanine connor mbacp

Modern Life Is Rubbish (Or Is It?)

Twenty-first century young adults are holding onto the metaphorical rails.

11.05.2026 40

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