Tips and advice on how you can support your teen’s mental wellbeing Transitioning from childhood into adulthood poses significant challenges for teens and their caregivers. During this transition, teenagers not only experience physical changes, but they also develop emotionally and seek to find their own identity, independence, and place in the world. As a consequence, [...]
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT ) is an evidence-based psychological method, treating many psychological difficulties, for example, anxiety disorders, depression, self-esteem, weight loss and much more. During CBT your therapist will help you identify unhelpful thought patterns and uncover conscious and unconscious beliefs and attitudes which you are holding about the way you view the world. [...]
Human beings have an innate need to connect and it is only natural to feel isolated and lonely as your routine is disrupted and you are told to practice social distancing or self-isolation. I personally don’t like the terms “social distancing” and “self-isolation”. I much prefer to call it “physical distancing” and “Physical isolation”. The last [...]
W H O L E H E A L T H M O D E L The Mind over Body Weight Management programme is designed to help you achieve long term, meaningful and sustainable results. The programme takes a holistic approach looking at you through the “WHOLE HEALTH MODEL”. In order to achieve long term [...]
It can be very frustrating for parents and cargivers when a child is a fussy or picky eater. As caregivers we worry that the child gets all the nutritient he/she needs to grwo into a strong and healthy adult. However, sometimes adults can go through extremes to make a child eat, and therefore could cause [...]
It’s very common for clients to tell me they are feeling anxious, but they can’t understand why. They tell me they have no reason to be anxious and they recently haven’t gone through any anxiety or stress provoking event. For example, a recent client, Jane (her name has been changed to protect her identity) [...]
1) WHY SHOULD I SEE A THERAPIST? Most people could benefit from therapy at some stage in their life. Therapy is not just for mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, grief, OCD, etc. It is also an ideal place for people who are looking to make changes in their life but are not sure [...]
DO YOU NEED A MEALPLAN TO LOSE WEIGHT? Most people who have tried to lose weight in the past and regained some or all of the weight they have lost, already know what they have to do in order to lose weight. They know what to eat and what to avoid, they know about portion [...]
LEARNING NEW HABITS FOR BETTER HEALTH AND WEIGHT LOSS OLD HABITS DIE HARD There are many conflicting ideas about how long it takes to learn a new habit and I have looked at research on the topic and found quite interesting facts about habit changing. It is often believed, that it takes 21 days to [...]
Do you ever sit in front of the TV in the evening and think: “I need something” This is the story of one of my clients and I have changed her name to protect her identity. Jane, aged 41, is married and a Mum of 2 children, aged 12 and 10. She works 3 mornings [...]
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