by Freya Laskowski | Sep 17, 2020 | Adult therapy, Couple Therapy
If-then planning: How to boost your chances of successfully changing your behaviour In our previous blog post we introduced SMART goals. After these are developed, it is time to implement steps that will help you achieve those goals. After all, as French poet Antoine...
by Freya Laskowski | Sep 1, 2020 | Adult therapy, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
What do you want to get out of therapy? People with goals succeed because they know where they’re going. So said American author Earl Nightingale decades ago. This sentiment could not be more important: Setting goals is essential to our efforts to change. For this...
by Freya Laskowski | Aug 7, 2020 | Adult therapy, Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Too much of a good thing: When video games become a problem. Gaming is a hobby for most people, with many benefits including socialising with friends, relaxing, and having fun! For others, gaming may lead to problems across several areas of their life. The World...
by Freya Laskowski | Jun 24, 2020 | Adult therapy, Uncategorized
Just breathe: How breathing affects the mind and body How many of us have been told during a stressful situation to ‘just breathe’? Turns out focusing on and altering our breath is pretty useful in influencing our mental and physical state! Breathing is an essential...
by Freya Laskowski | May 15, 2020 | Adult therapy, Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Mindfulness You have probably come across the term mindfulness at some point, as it has gained a lot of popularity in recent years. However, mindfulness has been around for thousands of years and it’s now used in various Eastern and Western practices, including...
by Freya Laskowski | May 4, 2020 | Adult therapy
Working from home: Managing Procrastination Have you found yourself working from home (WHF) recently? If so, have you found yourself procrastinating more? Have you been putting off an activity or task despite expecting to be worse off for the delay? If you have...