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Have you ever had one of the moments when everything feels out of control and the waves of panic are coming in too high and too fast? Your thoughts keep rushing, no one seems to be listening, and you feel like you’re losing your grip on things? The good news is, there is something that can help, right there and then, that we take for granted because it seems too simple to be the answer. Just breathe!
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This session is about getting an idea of the issues you would like help to resolve. I will ask questions that are aimed at getting as full a picture of your life story and history of the presenting problem as possible.
Every morning most of us wake up with an unacknowledged belief in a Just World. If we didn’t, it would be very difficult for us to emerge from the comfort of our duvets to face the rigors of the world around us. We are brought up to believe that if we do as we’re told and are good people then we will avoid punishment.
As a Psychologist, my non-psychologist friends and family have got to be one of my greatest resources in helping me become a more effective practitioner. For example, I was chatting with a friend about the Mindfulness for Mums group at the clinic, to which she politely said she’s really not into that “airy-fairy stuff”.
The current media storm regarding the Parole Board’s decision to release John Worboys at the end of his minimum prison sentence, raises some interesting issues about freedom of information and our expectations of justice. Like all other life sentence prisoners.
In the second of three blogs inspired by the recent #metoo campaign, I want to focus on the reasons why people respond in the ways they do during and after incidents of sexual harassment and abuse.
I have the great privilege of sharing something written by a good friend and ex-colleague of mine, about her experiences of struggling with anxiety. When she talks about how others see her, compared with how she feels inside,
I have the great privilege of sharing something written by a good friend and ex-colleague of mine, about her experiences of struggling with anxiety. When she talks about how others see her, compared with how she feels inside,
For most people, yesterday was a fairly average Sunday in July. Many in the UK were watching the Wimbledon Men’s Tennis Final, others were going to the gym, meeting friends, doing housework or preparing for the upcoming school holidays.
Watching the moving drama “Broken” on BBC recently, I was reminded of how tough it is for people looking after someone they love with emotional or mental health problems. How difficult it is to watch someone suffering.