Navigating motherhood without a mother of your own can be a painful, challenging experience. Being a mum is hard enough. We weren’t designed to have babies alone. We need to be supported practically and emotionally by our communities. If, for whatever reason, your community doesn’t include your own mum, it can have a profound effect […]
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I am trained in several modalities including Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Schema Therapy. The beauty of this is that I can draw upon a range of approaches at different points in your therapy journey. What I use and when will depend on your treatment needs and goals. Let’s explore these therapies in
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When you have psychological therapy, you will be asked to think about your treatment goals. The purpose of these goals is to give you a sense of direction that’s in line with your values and desires. They can also help your therapist determine whether your goals are compatible with the treatment approaches they offer. When
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What are Unhelpful Coping Strategies? We are all born with three innate survival strategies – fight, flight, and freeze. These strategies probably developed to protect us from physical danger, but we also use them to deal with psychological threat, including abuse or neglect. As children, we develop ways of coping with difficult feelings that are
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Developed by Jeff Young in the 90s, Schema Therapy is an integrative approach incorporating powerful elements from several therapeutic frameworks, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Psychoanalytic Therapy, and Gestalt Therapy. In simple terms, Schema Therapy examines core themes within a person’s life to help them break negative, rigid and unhelpful patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving.
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When someone begins their therapy journey, they’re usually hoping for some kind of change or transformation. At the very least, they probably want to feel better than they do right now. But what happens if therapy doesn’t seem to be moving them towards this goal? Signs to Look Out For Before we explore this topic,
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I am trained in both Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR). The beauty of this is that I can draw upon each of the modalities at different points in your therapy journey. What I use and when will depend on your treatment needs and goals. Let’s explore how to choose
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If you’re at the beginning of your therapy journey or yet to start, finishing probably feels a long way off. It might be hard to imagine now, but you’ll know when you’ve had enough therapy because you’ll feel better. Your mood and anxiety levels will have improved, your energy and motivation will have increased and
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Therapy is an investment, both financially and in terms of your time and energy. If you’re feeling low or experiencing a crisis of some kind, there’s likely to be a lot riding on your investment too. Everyone wants therapy to work. They want to reach a point where they feel better, or at least more
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If you’re new to therapy, or working with a new Therapist for the first time, attending your first session can be daunting. If you’re already dealing with anxiety, you may feel particularly apprehensive. In my experience, most people find it helpful to have a rough idea of what to expect as well as some ideas
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