Top Tips for Choosing your Therapist So by now, you’ve made the bravest decision already, seeking guidance from a therapist to help you with anything from mental illnesses, job insecurities, trauma or relationship advice. Deciding to consult the help of a therapist is not only one of the bravest decisions you can make but also…
Changing your Career Post Lockdown? Feeling Anxious is Natural Are you thinking of changing your career path? You’re not alone; more and more people are deciding to change jobs now that restrictions have ended. Whilst initially, the pandemic created an air of uncertainty surrounding the security of people’s jobs, it seems that now there is…
Managing Fears Around Returning to Work Post Lockdown As most of us know, lockdown changed the ways in which most of us work. Whether you were on furlough, working from home or working throughout, the working environment as we know it has significantly changed for the future. Whilst lockdown has ended, the way in which…
Relationship breakdowns during or after lockdown As humans, it is in our nature to form deep emotional relationships with people. Having that one person you can always turn to and love can be one of the greatest experiences in life, mentally fulfilling many of our needs whilst also being a great form of support when…
How does job instability affect individuals? With Covid 19 causing a financial crisis unlike anything since the Great Depression, anxieties towards jobs and recovering financially from the current economic crisis are at the forefront of people’s minds. Job instability is an awful experience; the anxieties that accompany it are hard to escape and can result…
Complex Developmental Trauma: How does it impact adulthood? For most people, the word ‘childhood’ brings to light memories of fun, joy and discovery; however, for many, childhood memories can spark a strong adverse reaction that may impact your life in more ways than you think. Sadly, a reported 35 million children in the US have…
The signs of preverbal trauma Preverbal trauma involves trauma that happens in early childhood, usually before speech and language development. This, therefore, makes identifying the trauma particularly challenging. Sometimes the strongest experiences of PTSD stem from a time wherein you have no clear memory or way of articulating where the trauma stems from. This could…
How can EMDR therapy help in overcoming phobias? EMDR therapy is a globally recognised treatment for helping overcome a vast range of mental health problems, with anxiety, PTSD, eating disorders and phobias just being a few on the list. This treatment is accepted as effective by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to…
The Impact of Trust Issues on Relationships Trust can be scary, placing yourself in a vulnerable position at the expense of others and hoping they don’t betray you. However, you are powerless over the actions of others, and this is where it is vital. Without trust, society would be disconnected; no one could form a…
What is Dissociative Identity Disorder From the movie Split, which demonises DID, to influencers raising awareness about their mental health issues, DID or dissociative identity disorder is gaining more publicity and traction than it ever has previously. DID is a person feeling unsure of their identity as they feel other identities within them. As a…