Will therapy help SAD? I'm about to talk about this for my stint on Folkestone Academy FM tomorrow and the clocks are going back this week, so I thought this was the perfect time to look at SAD, or seasonal affective disorder as it's known. I...
Something that often comes up in my therapy room is whether to use HRT (hormone replacement therapy), or not. Clients may have been experiencing symptoms that are linked with the menopuase, such as anxiery, sleep issues and a drastic drop in confidence, often due to...
Do you want to help your child with exam anxiety? I recently sat an exam in my psychotherapy training, and it all came flooding back. The build up to the day itself. The quandary of the night before: should you revise or get an early...
Something that often comes up in my therapy practice is parents admitting that they are not being a good role model for mental health habits for their children. Examples of this include: Parents who come home and moan about their workplace all evening but do...
The heading here is a bit misleading because, in truth, there is no one right way to journal. The beauty of therapeutic journaling is that you can use it in many ways. It's something I prescribe to many of my clients as part of their...
Ten Ways to Get Out Of Depression Whether you have been diagnosed with clinical depression, or have been feeling sad or down for a while, there are ways that can often help this shift. In this article, I look at ten ways to help yourself get...
Bills are going up, inflation is on the rise and the Bank of England is predicting a recession. With headlines like these every day, it's likely that all of us are going to feel anxious. While I can't solve the economic issues ahead of us,...
Therapy for Sleep: Sleep Clinic in Kent Sleep is vital to not only our physical functioning, but also our emotional and mental wellbeing. Without sleep (or even with too much sleep), we can feel unbalanced. Sleep plays a pivotol part in both anxiety and depression, as...