City Living Psychology

02/05/2024

I am very excited to announce that Dr Floriana Reinikis and I have launched

🌟 BEFRIEND ADHD! 🌟

an initiative specifically designed to offer high quality training and workshops to all professionals working in the field of ADHD.

Here is our new logo! I hope you like it 🌟

👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 If you click on the link below, you can check out our first Training!!!

👉 "Beyond Diagnosis: Therapeutic pathways for supporting ADHD individuals"

https://bookwhen.com/befriendadhd

You can contact me and Floriana at:

📧 training@befriendadhd.com

29/04/2024

🌟 "Beyond Diagnosis: Therapeutic Pathways for Supporting ADHD Individuals" 🌟

Jointly with my dear friend and colleague of many years Dr Floriana Reinikis at Oasis Psychological Services

Are you a psychologist, therapist, coach, or mental health professional seeking to deepen your psychosocial and therapeutic skills in supporting adult ADHD individuals? We have put together over 40 years of clinical experience working with ADHDers and neurodiverse individuals, in creating this workshop.
Based on the adaptation of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), and Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT), this workshop is meticulously designed to address the nuanced challenges that ADHDers have had to face all their life.
Floriana and Laura, Clinical Psychologists and Therapists, understand that one-size does not fit all and each individual brings a unique narrative of strengths and difficulties. Through years of experience, they have honed effective therapeutic strategies tailored specifically for ADHD individuals.
🌟 Provide compassionate support to your client post-diagnosis, collaboratively exploring the challenges they experience and identifying areas for growth.
🛠️ Master practical and therapeutic techniques for overcoming ADHD-related obstacles related to executive functioning differences and co-occurring mental health problems so often associated with ADHD
🤝 Cultivate a neuro-affirming therapeutic environment of understanding and support
This is an online one-day workshop, with the first session scheduled on the 7th of June.
Full price £149 (Early birds £119 by 15 May)
Please register your interest at:
training@oasispsychologicalservices.co.uk
or enquiries@citylivingpsychology.com.
(a booking link will be provided soon)
Join us on this transformative journey and unlock the keys to empowering individuals with ADHD. Enrol now to elevate your practice to new levels of proficiency and impact!

12/12/2021

As we continue to navigate through these challenging and uncertain waters, wherever you are, may you be well.

10/12/2021

🌟 New Course Launch in January/February 2022! 🌟

I am really excited to announce that doors are now open to enrol in my Compassionate Mind Training (CMT), an evidenced-based programme scientifically proved to reduce stress and improve mental well-being 💯

👉 If you are tired to be stuck in the stress/overwhelm cycle and are ready to learn new strategies to overcome this

👉 If you are a leader in an organisation and would like this programme to be offered to your team or employees

☎️ get in touch to discuss your requirements. Training can be offered both online and in person.

To find out more about the course and me as your Facilitator:
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https://lnkd.in/gjaCBbPN

I look forward to see you on the course!

You can register your interest and secure your place at: 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 https://lnkd.in/gbZfXwC9

Dates to be announced soon!

(Credits to Dr Chris Irons and Charlie Heriot-Maitland for developing the CMT programme)

02/11/2021

14/05/2021

Hats off to Harry here.

Regardless of whether we approve of his choices or not (not really trying to discuss this), he is really making an important point here:

👉 Intergenerational Trauma exists
👉 it affects people deeply
👉 it shapes the way we are and relate to others
👉 it is painful: we can get stuck in certain automatic maladaptive patterns of behaviour, feelings and emotions which are replayed over and over again, intergenerationally.

But the ‘cycle of pain’, as Harry calls it, can be broken.

And this starts with developing Self-Awareness, Self-Acceptance, Self-compassion and Committed action (doing what matters).

I love what Harry is really telling us:

❣️as a responsible parent, he is on a journey to heal himself and his future generations, by focusing on what really matters to him and his family, by acting with his children’s well-being and their best interest in mind.

To me (regardless of everything else one can think of Harry), this is inspirational❣️



https://www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57110267.amp

The Duke of Sussex says he does not want to pass on the "suffering" of his parents to his children.

11/05/2021

Mental Health Week: Work Stress

When working in CAMHS with children affected by trauma, I used to use a therapy model called KidNet (a narrative therapy approach); when drawing the timeline for each child, we used to use flowers to indicate positive life events (protective factors), and stones to indicate traumatic events.

Let's remind ourselves that we all as adults have had some flowers and stones in our lives (and might still have), and these have influenced who we are and the way we respond to events around us. When we go to work, we bring the whole of ourselves and for some of us, the challenges of a stressful work-environment can be more challenging then for others.

08/05/2021

A question I am often asked is why on my website I link trauma and stress together, and what do I mean by "Helping people to understand the Layers of Stress" and why this is linked to "Developing Resilience".

This is because when working with people who experience chronic stress and work stress, we meet the person as a whole. Which means understanding what happens to them in the present, in light of the multilayered facets of who they are, with their many HOW, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN and WHY:

👉 HOW they have become to be the person they are and WHY (their survival mechanisms)
👉 WHAT triggers them in the present (connecting Body & Mind, by understanding HOW their Autonomic Nervous System responds to stress and HOW we can befriend it)
👉 WHERE is that coming from (was there any Traumas / ACE?)
👉 WHAT they can do about it (learning new strategies & tools)
👉 ... and MUCH MORE ....

This enables us to 'Develop Stress Resilience', reframed as a combined set of skills which help us live a fulfilling life in the presence of adversities (i.e. Psychological Flexibility, Awareness, Acceptance, Connection, Ability to act in line with own values and own vision of life, to name a few).

I would love your thoughts on this 🙏

More info on this here:
https://lnkd.in/gM-WMcM

06/05/2021

Today I was listening to an audible by a well-known coach and the topic about committing to meaningful actions came up.

Although as a clinical psychologist my take on emotional and psychological well-being is different from his, I felt very aligned with on one main point.

On the importance of:
👉 tuning in and becoming aware of our own needs,
👉 finding purpose, doing what matters
👉 bringing intention to what we do
👉 committing to actions that are aligned with our values and goals

Hence, my infographic. As a reminder to me and now possibly to you about the fact that every small steps that we take counts, and that bringing meaning to our actions cannot but increase our fulfilment in our lives.

Because developing resilience is an act of daily kindness to ourselves.

05/05/2021

Free 3-Step Guide to Reduce Stress and Worry
Download here: 👉👉👉 https://lnkd.in/g6qtfKu

Did you know that Overthinking is reported to one of the main contributing factors to the maintenance of stress?

In fact, when we are under stress, we can often end up getting stuck in loops of negative thoughts and negative scenarios that we create in our heads, often ending up catastrophyzing and spiralling from one thought to another.

Making things worse. A bit like a Domino effect.

This is very hard and can lead to increased stress and burnt out.

❌ But it does not need to be this way. The Overthinking / Stress loop can be stopped ❌

There are strategies that can help with this and I have summarised the ones that people find most effective in my Free Guide / Workbook below.

You can download the Free Guide here, by following this link:

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https://lnkd.in/g6qtfKu

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Please let me know what do you think and how you find them! I would love to hear from you.

25/02/2021

Mindfulness and Acceptance for Self-Esteem.

Another great training from Contextual Consulting and Think Psychology.
.. when our inner ‘monster’ / self-critical voice holds us back, keeping us in our comfort zone and preventing us from growth, we can hold it with compassion and show it a better way to be .. with curiosity and courage ...

25/12/2020

Wishing you all a safe, restful, relaxing Christmas.

27/11/2020

This is a lovely review that I received few weeks ago from a lovely lady I worked with ... 🙏
The privilege was all mine.
An invaluable experience for me too, one that I hold very close to my heart ...

04/11/2020

On Stress awareness day, I share this photo with you in the hope that it brings you as much sense of calm as it does to me... Focusing on the present moment, on what we can control, nurturing the light within 🧘🏻

27/10/2020

STUDENTS SUPPORT DURING HALF-TERM

It’s half term and I have taken the week off.

However, for those adolescents who might find themselves struggling with emotional regulation this week, here is an info graphic that I created recently to help students manage their emotions.

If you are a parent of a younger child, you can use these strategies too, by doing it together with your child. Please share with all parents and young people that you think might find this helpful this week and in the future.

PS: these strategies are suitable for adults too.

I hope this helps.

23/10/2020

You might be wondering ... “erm, nice, but ...what’s this?” 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️😄
This is my safe place... or better... it’s a tiny corner of my safe place, the place I feel calm and safe ... my home town, which I have not been for over a year now ... and that I miss greatly ... ☀️🌊🏖
when I was thinking about it last night, i realised that it was not the image of the sea and the horizon that came to mind, but the grounds... the steps... the walls.... the old stones...
my brain’s way to tell me that I needed to ground myself.... to anchor ... not stare and wonder... but collect and sense... ⚓️
so as I looked at this picture and recognised the familiar details, I felt the warmth of the summer months, heard the background sounds, smelled the familiar scents, felt the ground under my feet as I imagined walking up those steps and disappear behind the corner...and I felt calm 🌴
If you have not done it before, try to imagine a place where you feel safe... a place that is dear to you ... close your eyes and imagine yourself there... embrace how it feels and sense it in your body... use your 5 senses and ground yourself in it ... 🧘🏻
Grounding is a great way to reconnect with yourself and what matters to you. Good grounding! ❤️