Where do local people turn to for counselling or psychotherapy? We are in a time when mental health is increasingly recognised as one of the most debilitating illnesses that causes immense distress to many people At a recent meeting the question of how a person would go about locating a counselling therapist was raised? For […]
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Why indeed? What’s so different from speaking with a friend? Why should a person pay for someone else to listen? Friends and relatives may certainly be of help and support in many instances and their contribution should never be undervalued. However the unique advantage a therapist has over these close relationships is their ability to […]
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When a third of all G.P. surgery consultations relate to mental health problems and a half of all adults experience a mental health problem at some point in their lives why is it that the MRC (Medical Health Council) allocate only 3% of their annual research budget on mental health research? Furthermore of this 3% the […]
Read More...It has long been understood in the world of psychotherapy that traumatic experience frequently leads to suppression of unwanted memories. These unwanted memories become locked away in a kind of time capsule, blocked from consciousness these traumatic experiences continue to exist in a person’s subconscious; simultaneously many emotional states or responses associated with the events […]
Read More...Meditation is great for our well being – but does it carry any dangers? Article by Itai Ivtzan Ph.D. Psychology Today 11 March 2016 In this article Itai Ivtzan argues there could be potential risks to certain individuals, These include: Facing dormant or buried emotions. One profound experience encountered during meditation is the interaction with yourself. […]
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Talking therapies can be seen as a viable alternative to the over-medicalisation of mental health conditions. However, if something has real effectiveness, a transformative power to change life, it also has the ability to make things worse if it is misapplied, the wrong treatment or done incorrectly. Letting someone poke around inside your car or […]
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Independent 23rd Feb 2016: Kashmira Gander Hundreds of thousands of people in the UK are dealing with eating disorders, and attempting to cope with skewed attitudes towards food and obsessive behaviours. This article brings into focus several other types of eating disorders which are equally as serious Anorexia nervosa, where a person restricts their food and exercises excessively, […]
Read More...Obesity is an eating disorder just like anorexia – and it’s time we started treating it that way. In an article published in the Independent 23rd Feb 2016 Natasha Devon argues that obesity is just as much an eating disorder as anorexia. She raises a very important case on how society and particularly the media discriminates […]
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In this animation a boy living with ADHD faces several challenges throughout his day, such as struggling in class, difficulties in society and everyday interactions. WATCH HERE
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In this excellent article in the Guardian 26th Feb 2016 Christina Patterson provides a deeply insightful report on the current state of mental health as viewed from a psychiatric standpoint. It matters how we talk and think about mental health. Get it wrong, and people can end up being misled, or even worse, hurt. Last […]
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