Finding the Right Therapist for Your Mental Health Needs: Top 10 Tips for Choosing the Perfect Fit
Following on from a recent post which busted common myths about therapy, I thought it might be helpful to write about finding the right...
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- Mar 3
- 3 min
Harnessing the Power of Apps to Unlock Clients' True Potential and Help Therapists Reach their Goals
In an increasingly digital world, apps can be a powerful tool for maintaining good mental health and overall wellbeing, providing...
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- Feb 24
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Conquering the Anxiety Monsters of Menopause: Tips and Strategies for Finding Calm and Well-Being
Menopause is a natural and inevitable stage of life for women, but it can come with a range of physical, emotional, and mental changes;...
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- Feb 17
- 4 min
Breaking Down the Myths: A Teen's Guide to Understanding and Starting Therapy
As a teenager, you may be facing a lot of challenges as you navigate the ups and downs of growing up, from stress and anxiety to...
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- Feb 14
- 5 min
Embrace Self-Love: A Valentine’s Survival Guide with 6 Essential Tips
Not everyone welcomes Valentine's Day with open arms. While the day is often associated with happy couples, chocolates, and flowers, it...
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- Feb 9
- 3 min
Mindfulness and Meditation: Understanding the Difference and Their Benefits to Mental Health
In recent years, mindfulness and meditation have become increasingly popular as ways to improve mental and emotional wellbeing. While the...
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- Sep 21, 2022
- 5 min
6 Ways that Practising Gratitude can Improve Your Wellbeing & Mental Health
Today is World Gratitude Day. The recognition of this day was conceived in the 1960’s by Edna Fuerth Lemle who was involved with working...
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- Sep 9, 2022
- 4 min
Grief can be a Long Recovery Process - Take Your Time
With the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, and the ensuing ten day national mourning period, it’s got me to thinking about grief. Some...
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- Jul 27, 2022
- 6 min
The Third Pillar - Relaxation & the Body's Natural Stress Response System
Recently I talked about the four pillars of health of which relaxation is one. According to Dr Chatterjee a lack of relaxation is the...
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- Jul 20, 2022
- 3 min
Understanding Your Internal Experiences - Managing Unwelcome Thoughts & Feelings
Often clients will describe themselves to me along the lines of “I’ve always been a worrier” or “I’m just not a happy person, never have...
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- Jul 13, 2022
- 4 min
What matters and is important to me? How Values Can Give Us a Sense of Direction in Life
This is a topic that comes up frequently in sessions with clients and always sparks a very interesting conversation about values. Values...
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- Jul 6, 2022
- 3 min
What is Thought-Action Fusion? Understanding Magical Thinking
Over the years research has shown that everyone has weird, shocking and sometimes scary thoughts at times. Some people recognise these...
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- Jul 3, 2022
- 5 min
Look After Your Gut Bugs and They Will Look After You - How What You Eat Impacts Wellbeing
Yesterday I went to a fabulous workshop all about how to improve gut health. You may wonder why I’m writing about it here, given that my...
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- Jun 29, 2022
- 4 min
The Second Pillar - Incorporating Movement in Your Life to Benefit Emotional & Physical Wellbeing
In a previous post (here) I introduced the concept of the Four Pillars of health, of which exercise/movement is one. Modern lifestyle has...
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- Jun 22, 2022
- 3 min
3 Strategies for Developing Self-Acceptance
In a recent post I talked about self-esteem and self-acceptance. When we can accept ourselves, acknowledging both our flaws and our...
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- Jun 15, 2022
- 4 min
The First Pillar - Is there Something Getting in the Way of Your Sleep?
Recently I introduced the four pillars of health, of which sleep is one. Sleep is probably one of the most neglected pillars of the four,...
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- Jun 8, 2022
- 3 min
How is Performance Affected by Anxiety - Can Anxiety Actually help?
Imagine I had a magic wand and could wave away anxiety so you’d never experience it again – would you want me to wave it? I ask...
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- Jun 1, 2022
- 2 min
Four Pillars of Health - Sleep, Movement, Relaxation, Nutrition
I am a huge fan of Dr Rangan Chatterjee, who is a British GP with a very holistic approach to caring for his patients. He views health as...
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- May 25, 2022
- 3 min
The Dangers of Comparing Yourself to Others
Comparing yourself to others is a reliable way to reduce your confidence, motivation, and self-esteem. It is quite a natural thing to do...
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- May 18, 2022
- 3 min
Self-esteem & Self-acceptance - How are they Related?
Throughout the years of working with clients I have noticed that, regardless of the difficulties people are bringing to therapy, more...
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