Boundaries
Happy New Year to you all. I don’t know about you, but it all feels such a long time ago now. The build up (my favourite bit!) to Christmas Day feels magical and lovely but come lunch time of the Big Day, realise it was over in a flash and wondering why the stress gets to us so much. I digress. How did you feel your mental health was in the run up to Christmas? Terrible? Okay? Really good? Maybe you can relate to all three at different point of the Christmas period. There is so much to do […]
Online therapy. What are the benefits & how does it work?
Online therapy is increasingly popular, especially since the Pandemic. With many people turning to online therapy sessions and discovering the benefits and convenience, many predict that its growth will continue to extend far beyond. It has become a permanent fixture in mental health support. Personally, I have learned that there has been no difference in relation to client outcomes comparing face to face with online work. I had worked face to face for many years prior to working online from the Pandemic. Once I got over the initial learning curve regarding IT and tech, I realised that working online actually […]
Work Related Stress
Have you ever come close to feeling like you are going to explode with rage or frustration, or felt complete emotional burnout because of the role you work in? This is becoming more and more common and something I am seeing in my practice much more frequently. Why? I can give some insight into some of the many layers of things which contribute to work related stress from my experience as a therapist and having worked with hundreds of people suffering from this growing theme. The cost of living has increased and wages have not increased so fast or as […]
Are You Anxious?
Are you anxious? There is no text book symptom for anxiety. How you experience it may be completely different to the next person. Examples of anxiety can include a racing heart, tight chest and sweaty palms. Some people also experience feeling vibrations in their body or a lump in their throat. Anxiety is something we […]
Hello 2024!
Hello 2024! I hope your Christmas period went how you had hoped and planned for. So now, we are staring down the barrel of January and an upcoming cold snap. You may also have already started Dry January and adopted New Year, New Me (NYNM) attitude. Does this sound like you? I must admit, seeing […]
Nov 2023
Tis the season to be jolly! Or is it? Do you have a lot on your plate to juggle in the upcoming festive season? Yes! I hear you cry….! Then read on… It's official, the festive period is upon us! Every year it seems like we have blinked and we are back to the end […]