I am a counsellor who is passionate about making a difference and helping people to rediscover their It is important to stress that we will be working together.
Choosing a Therapist is a big decision and you will probably not know if you have found the right person until we meet, which is why I offer a free half hour consultation. This section is designed as a starting point, to give you some insight into my background and training as a therapist. My role is that of facilitator within the therapeutic process, so it is important that you feel ready to put
22/01/2018
is a little researched or understood dissociative condition which can be caused by trauma and or high levels of anxiety.So often goes undiagnosed and is routinely misdiagnosed.GP's/Psychiatrists need to be more aware of symptoms https://t.co/KE3jEPHDum
'Trying to treat my depersonalisation disorder' Dodie describes how she plucked up the courage to try a new treatment for depersonalisation.
05/12/2017
An inspirational Lesson on financial literacy, the disease that has crippled the less well off in society for generations, from inside St Quentin Prison https://t.co/T0OQLPRbHr via
How I learned to read -- and trade stocks -- in prison Financial literacy isn't a skill -- it's a lifestyle. Take it from Curtis "Wall Street" Carroll. As an incarcerated individual, Carroll knows the power of a dollar. While in prison, he taught himself how to read and trade stocks, and now he shares a simple, powerful message: we all need to be more s...
04/12/2017
We need to raise gutsy girls and boys. Today young people need all the resilience they can get and its our job as parents, friends,teachers to nurture their bravery, their ability to push outside their comfort zones https://t.co/cAILtIOB8t via
To raise brave girls, encourage adventure Gutsy girls skateboard, climb trees, clamber around, fall down, scrape their knees, get right back up -- and grow up to be brave women. Learn how to spark a little productive risk-taking and raise confident girls with stories and advice from firefighter, paraglider and all-around adventurer Caroline...
28/11/2017
Childbirth trauma is not uncommon & probably hugely underreported.Being traumatised,depressed & trying to cope with a new baby,is utterly overwhelming & there are not enough therapists who know how 2 work with trauma & depression
Sophia on Twitter “ today! “Post-natal depression is real and under diagnosed: the twins were very premature, I had an emergency Caesarian, blood transfusions, then suffered from post traumatic stress disorder- and depression. We all have to treat motherhood as a process not an event””
28/11/2017
Still waiting to see signs of the significant extra funding for mental health promised by the govt.Many services closed as result of austerity,leaving a vacuum & a crisis for those with serious MH problems. A crisis needing urgent attention
Alexandra Pitman on Twitter “Suicide attempts preceding completed su***de 62% of males & 38% of females who die by ***de do so at their first su***de attempt; but 19% of males & 39% of females make a non-fatal attempt during the final year of their life https://t.co/Qi8Zc0MSub”
27/11/2017
Anything that helps resource people battling with PTSD and Trauma is welcome
men's movement 🎓 on Twitter “Congrats. We love to hear about new solutions to help suffering people. https://t.co/RqOKwI2sh2”
“Beautiful people are those who have known defeat, suffering, struggle,loss & have found their way out of the depths.They have an appreciation,a sensitivity an understanding of life that fills them with compassion,& a deep loving concern.They don't just happen.”
If you are depressed, look for a therapist who understands depression; that the support you need is to help get your needs met, reduce worry, improve sleep and focus on improving the present, as springboard for a good future.Avoid focusing on a dark past
Men are disturbed not by things, but by the views they take of them. Epicurus(55 BC–135). So when you change the way you think about a situation, you change that situation.
10/10/2017
Just how dangerous are smartphones for kids? Here's why health experts are worried
Just How Dangerous Are Smartphones for Kids? Here's Why Health Experts Are Worried New research explores the connection between depression and phone use
26/09/2017
People struggling with are not getting the help they need. Few NHS professionals understand/diagnose it
King'sHealthPartners on Twitter “Watch Dr Elaine Hunter of & on discussing disorder 👉 https://t.co/80f1XIqBoP https://t.co/w02vCFrrfk”
11/08/2017
Smartphones and the rapidly deteriorating mental health of our teenagers. https://t.co/9uvmoVcXiX
Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? More comfortable online than out partying, post-Millennials are safer, physically, than adolescents have ever been. But they’re on the brink of a mental-health crisis.