Parallel Minds Therapy

04/11/2021

How can you support someone who is grieving?

15/08/2021

We’ve just come across this fantastic app called , to help people manage the urge to self-harm. It looks brilliant for both adults and young people.

06/08/2021

Did you know that Cognitive Behaviour Therapy can be used to treat low self-esteem? Respond to the poll in our story if you would like to know more!

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19/07/2021

We love this post from The Body Coach!

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10/05/2021

This week is Mental Health Awareness week, with this years theme being Nature. 🌿🍄🐚🌊☀️

05/04/2021

🗣 MEET THE THERAPIST 🗣

Viki D**e BA (Hons) PG Dip CBT
As the founder of Parallel Minds Therapy, I am a qualified Psychotherapist accredited by the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP). I believe that my clients should remain at the centre of their therapy and are entitled to an empathetic, timely and truly individual service.
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I am experienced in working with clients presenting with the following difficulties:

➡️ Specific Phobias
➡️ Depression
➡️ Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
➡️ Social Anxiety
➡️ Health Anxiety
➡️ Panic Disorder
➡️ Agoraphobia
➡️ Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
➡️ Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
➡️ Low Self-Esteem
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I have a particular interest, experience and passion in working with clients who have Autism and/or learning difficulties, and have 10 years experience working with this client group in a range of settings. I am experienced in working with children, adolescents and families using a parent-led approach. I also have particular interests in treating clients presenting with OCD.

28/03/2021

Each positive review makes it all worthwhile. 💙

27/03/2021

In the poll a few weeks ago, we saw that a number of you had a fear of needles or injections.

Please get in touch if you wish to overcome your fear of needles of injections prior to receiving your Covid Vaccine. 🥼

18/03/2021

Habituation occurs over time when using graded exposure. This means that the previously feared item or situation no longer produces the body’s anxiety response.

After frequent, gradual and prolonged exposure to the item or situation, it is possible to feel very little or no anxiety to something that once made you absolutely terrified!

07/03/2021

To help you understand more about how phobias are treated using evidence based Cognitive Behaviour Therapy techniques, see our post below.

02/03/2021

A little break from our Focus on Phobias to let you know that tomorrow we’re doing a Zoom session on Autism and Anxiety for the parents of Southampton Autism Support Service (SASS).

If any local families would like to join the Zoom please message me for more information.

27/02/2021

When treating a phobia it is important to know what maintains the problem as this is the key to reducing our fear.

If we continue to react in the same way each time to our feared item or situation then the phobia will continue to exist.