08 Feb 2021 What is CBT?
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is based on the principles that our emotions and behaviours are influenced by our thoughts. Often these are unhelpful automatic thoughts, meaning that they occur in...
31 Jan 2021 Understanding the process of therapy
When people commence working with a psychologists, whether for the first time or if you have engaged with a psychologist before, it can be a daunting prospect; What’s it going...
07 Dec 2020 How self compassionate are you?
Whilst it is perhaps not possible to be too kind to ourselves, there are certainly those out there that could benefit from an injection of self-compassion. Perhaps you are wondering...
07 Dec 2020 Why is being kind to yourself important?
Many people are good are caring for others but not themselves. But caring for ourselves (Self-compassion) is an essential part of maintaining health and wellbeing. We have described self-compassion elsewhere...
07 Dec 2020 5 ways to be more self compassionate
In most cases we are not taught to be kind to ourselves. In fact, quite the opposite. Our society often expects that we chastised ourselves, put ourselves down and beat...
23 Nov 2020 What Strategies Work Best to Manage Pain?
Pain is a subjective and deeply personal issue. There is no one-size-fit-all approach to pain, and therein lies the greatest benefit of having a psychologist as part of your pain...
06 Nov 2020 Self Care Tips from a Psychologist
In this video Jenna Trainor discusses how self care should be a package deal. We need to think about self care holistically across all aspects of our life and not...
06 Nov 2020 Tips for Self Care from a Psychologist
In this video Psychologist Darren West offers up his tips on the SEEDS of self care. Watch his video to find out more and put these ideas into practice to...
25 Sep 2020 Understanding OCD
Do you know what Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is? Watch this video to find out more. ...
23 Sep 2020 OCD treatment for children
Helping children understand what OCD actually is, is a very important part of treatment itself. OCD can lead to a lot of distress and confusion for the young person and their...