White Horse Psychology

16/03/2024

At a conference today I learned about the fabulous work this charity is doing to support serving and veteran police officers and staff, volunteers, and their families who have suffered any physical or psychological harm as a result of policing.

Among other interventions they offer evidence based psychological therapies and have demonstrated some impressive results with their intensive EMDR programme.

Please share far and wide

Police charity for serving and former police officers, police staff, police volunteers, and the police family across the UK

12/03/2024

A helpful article speaking to the physiological impact of grief

Understanding how loss affects our brain and body can help us realize that healing from a loss takes time, and we need to be gentle during the grieving process.

21/11/2023

"EMDR therapy can help individuals with ADHD and comorbidities process and release the emotional pain and negative beliefs associated with traumatic experiences.”

10/10/2022

22/07/2022

Here's how trauma impacts your body.

29/06/2022

We are delighted to share with you our new and updated Window of Tolerance animation. Our beautiful imagery tells the story of how our unique nervous systems are impacted by trauma; and how we can support those who need it. Share far and wide, together let’s get this knowledge out there:

https://youtu.be/nZnJMyNT620

24/06/2022

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Research points to three keys to its success.

16/06/2022

Wilderness therapy and access to green space may help domestic abuse survivors heal while improving therapy outcomes, a study has found.

This article shares the wonderful work of the Wilderness Foundation, a charity that offers outdoor therapy programmes, to see if treatment in the natural world could work better, or alongside, traditional methods.

Spoiler alert: Nature contributes to enhanced wellbeing, mental development and personal fulfilment 🌳

University of Essex pilot study suggests being outdoors can help self-esteem and wellbeing

26/05/2022

I love this graphic by about the things you should can (and should) say to your therapist.

“This was inspired by a conversation I had with a friend who was having issues with her therapist, but didn’t know if she could, or should, bring it up. PLEASE. FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY. BRING. IT. UP (if it feels safe, obv).”

01/05/2022

A nice article detailing some of the benefits the author gained from therapy.

"Therapy is a powerful means to an end, and it has armed me with the skills, in effect, to be my own therapist"

Therapy was like finding a key for a door that had been locked my whole life. Here are the nine things it’s taught me

27/04/2022

Trauma sensitive mindfulness

“When we ask folks with a trauma history to be still, close their eyes, and pay close and continuous attention to an internal landscape that’s painful and overwhelming without adequate support, it’s possible they’ll feel an increase in emotional arousal and symptoms of traumatic stress including flashbacks and intrusive thoughts”

“This is why it’s key to find a therapist or guide who’s informed on trauma, and your type of trauma in particular, so you can approach mindfulness from a place of comfort and security."

Some moments seem to live in our bodies forever. They don't have to.

02/04/2022

“Part of being a social species, it turns out, is that we regulate one another’s body budgets — the ways in which our brains manage the bodily resources we use every day.”

Read on to learn more about the wonders of co-regulation.

It’s ironic but true: The best thing for your nervous system is another human and the worst thing for your nervous system is another human. Neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett tells us why.

15/03/2022

This article describes the authors experience of flashbacks in the context of grief and touches upon the many different to processing including EMDR.

I spent two years watching cancer take my mum – and even longer trying to dull the memories. Now, I can finally remember the happier times

07/03/2022

For many, the world is feeling very unsafe right now with the ongoing impact of the pandemic and the atrocities taking place currently in the Ukraine.

Endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO), Doing What Matters in Times of Stress: An Illustrated Guide is a stress management guide for coping with adversity. The guide aims to equip people with practical skills to help cope with stress.

Informed by evidence and extensive field testing, the guide is for anyone who experiences stress, wherever they live and whatever their circumstances. The guide is also available in many languages.

An Illustrated Guide

10/02/2022

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The Survivors Trust new Resources Site will provide a much-needed online platform of information and self-help support for survivors of r**e and sexual abuse and their supporters.

09/02/2022

It's sexual abuse and sexual violence awareness week 2022.

03/02/2022

If you’ve met with me for therapy, you will know I am a huge advocate of the use of the breath to activate the parasympathetic nervous system. This article discusses a recent study which explored the physiological impact of nasal breathing specifically.

“During nasal inhalation, the fast electrical rhythms in the amygdala and hippocampus became stronger. One way to understand this is to think of the system as an orchestra: our nasal breathing is the grand conductor, setting the tempo for the slow playing of the smell regions of the brain while weaving in the faster rhythms of the emotion and memory regions”.

Our in-breath is like a remote control for our brains, directly affecting electrical signals that communicate with memory and emotional processing centers.

25/01/2022

I am very pleased to announce that our new website is now live.

Please do check it out and let us know what you think.

https://whitehorsepsychology.co.uk

We are passionate about providing different ways for people to access evidence-based, trauma-informed, psychological interventions.