A Confident Start

15/03/2023

Managing trauma with EMDR therapy

EMDR and trauma therapy is a toolkit for managing after a difficult experience. If it feels as if you are stuck reliving certain experiences and can't move on - therapy helps get past them with specific tools to access your brain's natural processes.

EMDR and associated trauma therapy is a toolkit for managing the difficulties that come from difficult memories or feelings associated with a negative experience. What is a traumatic memory? A memory can become ‘sticky’ when something happens while we are under extreme stress (frightened, upset,...

09/02/2023

https://www.aconfidentstart.com/post/5-steps-for-tackling-anxiety

Anxiety is a feeling of fear or panic. Everyone feels anxious sometimes. Most people worry about something - exams, sports competitions, new situations, public speaking etc - but once the difficult situation is over, they feel better and calm down. Anxiety becomes a problem when someone worries all....

06/02/2023

Let's Connect! Having healthy connections – to family, friends and others – can support our mental health and sense of wellbeing. http://ow.ly/vWLG50MGGiX

06/02/2023

04/02/2023

https://www.childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk/paperchains

Activity from Place2Be to support children's mental health. Helping children to explore the people, things and activities that they feel connected to.

02/02/2023

Friends of mine have finally welcomed their new baby into the world. I am both delighted and concerned. Becoming a parent is great and also so difficult! My wish for my friends is that they get all the right help and support they need, at the right times. Click here for more on good mental health for new parents.

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01/02/2023

Place2Be have published resources for families this Children's Mental Health Week. Check out http://ow.ly/rOpf50MGCsu

31/08/2022

What a lovely activity for remembering loved ones (and pets).

21/08/2022

A teenager wrote this for a GCSE English assignment. We thought it was so good we are sharing it here.

JK Rowling’s books were rejected 12 times by publishers. Walt Disney was fired from his first job as he was told that he “lacked imagination”. Oprah Winfrey was fired from her first TV job as she was told that she was “no good at presenting”. There are many examples of people who failed to...

10/03/2022

Written by a fellow clinical psychologist about talking to older children and teens about Ukraine.

Tips from a clinical psychologist on how you can talk to your teen about war and help them to manage any anxieties they might have.

08/03/2022

Happy International Women's Day to all the women and soon-to-be women we have the honour to work with! This is for all our wonderful patients and our fabulous colleagues.