On 27th June each year, the UK raises awareness of post traumatic stress disorder (“PTSD”) – let’s just call it trauma. Many clients we see come with symptoms of chronic ill health, anxiety, low mood/depression, OCD, eating disorders, intrusive thoughts, feeling disconnected from others, struggling to concentrate and remember things, addictions to food, alcohol, prescription […]
Welcome to our March article on mental health at University. Starting university can be a wonderful and exciting experience, but it can also bring its own unique challenges. It’s natural to feel nervous or overwhelmed during the first few weeks at university, and it can be a while before you feel like you’ve found your […]
Welcome to our February article on over-thinking negative thinking that is called ‘ruminative thinking’. We all worry to a greater or lesser extent and a factor in maintaining depression is the amount of repetitive thinking we engage in. Our problem-solving brain believes that going over difficulties in the past is helpful as it can enable […]
Stress is something that connects us all and is a response to the demands of life. We all experience it – both positive stress that motivates us and negative stress that causes us distress. April is stress awareness month and the theme this year is regaining connectivity, certainty and control. What does that mean for […]
After being off school for so long, it is only natural that many young people will be worried about returning to school. There are many reasons why returning to school may feel difficult and young people may experience a range of emotions including anxiety, worry, panic, sadness, irritability and fear. A number reasons contributing to […]