by Gemma Healey | Jan 27, 2023 | Adult therapy, Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Uncategorized
Understanding the different types of therapy If you are considering starting therapy, you may have done a Google search and found that lots of different types of therapy exist. Or, you might already be seeing a psychologist and they have introduced a strategy or...
by Gemma Healey | Dec 19, 2022 | Adult therapy, Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Uncategorized
Supporting yourself or a loved one through Christmas when there is an eating disorder in the midst Christmas can be a very difficult and challenging time for people with eating disorders or difficult relationships with food. Whilst for some, the relaxing time that...
by Gemma Healey | Dec 12, 2022 | Adult therapy, Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Uncategorized
What is metacognition and what does it have to do with worry and rumination? Worry and rumination are common ‘repetitive negative thinking’ styles that are often experienced as spiralling or racing thoughts, and overthinking. ‘Worry’ usually refers to thinking on...
by Gemma Healey | Nov 4, 2022 | Adult therapy, Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Uncategorized
Anxious intrusive thoughts and how to manage them When you read this sentence, try as hard as you can not to think of a white polar bear. You just thought about a white bear, didn’t you? Congratulations!! This small thought experiment, devised by cognitive scientists...
by Gemma Healey | Sep 30, 2022 | Adult therapy, Uncategorized
What to do if someone you know is feeling suicidal? With September marking the yearly R U OK Day and World Suicide Prevention Day, it seemed vital for us to provide some helpful tips for assisting those around us who may be experiencing suicidal thoughts. We can often...
by Gemma Healey | Sep 2, 2022 | Adult therapy, Uncategorized
The truth about diets and changing the language Diets and diet talk is everywhere. It only takes walking into a book store and searching the “health and wellbeing” section to see that there are many books promoting different diets. You may have already been exposed to...