20 Jul 2021 What is the difference between low mood and depression?
Ever wondered what the difference is between just feeling down and actually having diagnosed depression? How can you tell the difference? The amount of time has a lot to do...
20 Jul 2021 The difference between low mood and depression
Have you ever wondered about the difference between feeling down and low and actual diagnosed depression? ...
12 Jul 2021 Struggling to get out of bed this winter?
Many of us have heard of seasonal affective disorder (very aptly abbreviated to SAD), but we don’t necessarily know a lot about it, or if it’s a real thing. Well,...
29 Jun 2021 What is SAD?
Many people go through short periods of time where they feel sad or not like their usual selves. Sometimes, these mood changes begin and end when the seasons change. People...
20 Jun 2021 What are psychoeducational assessments?
Psychoeducational assessments are primarily used to determine why your child may be struggling in school. It consists of a range of assessments, when interpreted together, gives us valuable insight into...
17 Jun 2021 What are psychometric assessments?
Psychometrics, by definition, are essentially measurements designed to measure areas of psychological interests. Just like medical professionals take our blood pressure, temperature and pulse during our check-ups, psychometric assessments are...
25 May 2021 What is IQ?
IQ stands for “Intelligence Quotient” and is a measure of human intelligence obtained through standardised tests. There are several areas that are assessed when exploring IQ; If an IQ assessment is completed it...
23 May 2021 Perfectionism in children
Perfectionism is a pervasive feature that can impact on a child’s development and wellbeing. In today’s modern world, many children and adolescents can find themselves juggling multiple demands and responsibilities,...
10 May 2021 Understanding the cycle of perfectionism
For those struggling with perfectionism, self-defeating thoughts and behaviours around reaching excessive and unrealistic expectation and standards can have significant impacts on various areas in life such as work, school...
04 May 2021 What is perfectionism?
Perfectionism is not just about ‘being perfect’ or ‘doing things perfectly’. It’s more about striving for extremely high standards or even holding others to such high standards. Surely the idea of working...