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First Responders and Mental Health
First responders are classed among the workers most exposed to traumatic and stressful events. The nature of their work can leave them vulnerable to developing mental health difficulties such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, secondary traumatic stress, relationship difficulties or…
Realising you’re LGBTQ+ later in life and how LGBTQ+ affirmative therapy can help
Why do some people not realise they are LGBTQ+ until later in life? Whilst it seems that the world is moving towards becoming a slightly more hospitable place for LGBTQ+ people (at least in parts), it is still the case…
Understanding Dissociation: Navigating the Depths of Detachment
Understanding Dissociation Many people experience dissociation and suffer from dissociative symptoms when they become anxious or overwhelmed. This experience could be anything from zoning out when overwhelmed to more extreme feelings of feeling separated from their own body and surroundings,…
Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT)
There is no doubt that it is essential to understand one another to have good social and personal relationships and being able to “think about thinking”, or mentalizing, helps us to do this. When mentalization is compromised, communication issues arise,…
Sophrology a mind-body practice
WHAT IS SOPHROLOGY? Sophrology is a life-balancing technique aiming at an alert mind in a relaxed body. Sophrology is a holistic therapy using relaxation and breathing techniques, concentration, visualisation, and simple movements. At the crossroads between Western relaxation techniques and Eastern…
7 tips for navigating the world as a late-diagnosed autistic woman
Being a late-diagnosed autistic woman in a neurotypical world is a journey to say the least. Being able to look back at my life through an autistic lens means there is an explanation for so many of the struggles I…
Counselling for Depression
Everyone feels down sometimes, but for some of us the feeling does not go away and we find it can get worse and have a big impact on our lives. Depression is a mood disorder that lasts for a long…
Finding counselling rooms to rent in London: Home, Hire a Room, Serviced Office, or Lease?
There are many reasons why counsellors, psychotherapists and psychologists move to private practice. Some of us choose it straight away after graduation, some after having a career in the NHS or other organisations. It’s providing a convenient structure that can…
Counselling for Anxiety
All people experience anxiety at different times in our lives, whether about making a big decision, dealing with an unexpected event or being exposed to a threatening situation. Whilst unpleasant to experience, anxiety is a normal emotion and can even…
What is cognitive behavioural hypnotherapy and how can it help?
You may have heard of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT); a foundation of modern psychological therapy which empowers you to tackle unhelpful thinking and improve your wellbeing, and you’ve probably heard of hypnotherapy too. But what about cognitive behavioural hypnotherapy (CBH).…
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing – EMDR in West London
Our psychotherapists offer EMDR in West London, a treatment that was proven by research and welcomed by clients suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. This page introduces EMDR and offers a list of psychotherapists trained and equipped to offer it. What…
Are counselling and psychotherapy practices safe for face to face work after the pandemic?
The current pandemic has impacted various areas of our lives including how and where we access counselling. Although initially, the majority of sessions moved to the online domain, clients and therapists are more often considering restarting face to face sessions.…
How to survive the coronavirus isolation when living alone?
Self-care is important in every day-to-day life, but especially when we find ourselves in isolation. With the Coronavirus spreading, isolation is becoming the norm for the elderly and vulnerable. You can also feel isolated if you have had a recent…
What is Psychoanalysis?
Modern misconceptions of psychoanalysis It’s a shame the father of psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud, has become somewhat of a mockery in popular culture. The Freud cartoons are often very funny, but serve to add ridicule to his ideas; those very ideas…
Bereavement, loss and grief
Bereavement, loss and grief are universal human experiences Although grieving is a natural process and a natural response to bereavement, loss and grief still affects everyone differently. Sometimes the anguish and heartache can leave us feeling that we are alone.…
Psychological Resilience – why it’s important and ways to build it
I find human beings ability to change and grow fascinating! I became interested in the topic having had my own reserves tested through a particularly challenging time, so I started researching ways in which I could cope better the next…
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