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March and Mental Clarity: The Psychology of Transition
March sits at the crossroads of seasons, where change becomes visible and felt. As days lengthen and light returns, our minds begin to shift too. Psychologically, this period invites reflection, renewal, and mental decluttering. The transition from winter to spring mirrors an internal reset—encouraging clarity, fresh perspective, and the motivation to move forward with intention.
Dr Sarah Jane Khalid
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Managing Menopause Anxiety
Anxiety is a common, often early sign of perimenopause, sometimes appearing before hot flushes or night sweats. Hormonal shifts, poor sleep, and life stress can create a “perfect storm,” leaving you on edge, overwhelmed and doubting yourself, even if you’ve always coped well. You’re not failing or “going backwards” – your nervous system is under extra strain. Evidence-based support like CBT with a clinical psychologist can help you understand what’s happening, break the cycle
Dr Shabnam Hariri
4 min read
Why do I find it so hard to ask for help?
New parenthood can feel overwhelming: you’re responsible for a vulnerable baby while exhaustion and other demands pile up, and loneliness can grow even as asking for help feels impossible. If you learned early to hide need and stay in control, a baby can unsettle that, stirring shame, anger, or helplessness. Therapy helps you understand these patterns, accept difficult feelings, and improve support with your partner and baby, making care feel calmer and more rewarding.
Nicholas Messing
3 min read
Managing Perimenopause Anxiety
Anxiety is common in perimenopause and can appear even before hot flushes or cycle changes. Hormonal shifts, rising stress, poor sleep, and existing unresolved issues can intensify symptoms. Anyone can experience this, even without a prior history. CBT can help you understand triggers, develop healthier responses, improve mood and sleep, and manage stress, offering supportive space during this challenging transition.
Dr Shabnam Hariri
3 min read
Goal setting and completion in therapy
How to set goals for therapy and ways to complete goals with compassion.
Dr Caroline Taylor
2 min read
Understanding Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Its Benefits
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) has gained significant attention in recent years as a powerful tool for mental health treatment. This evidence-based approach focuses on the relationship between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, aiming to help individuals identify and change negative thought patterns. In this blog post, we will explore what CBT is, how it works, its benefits, and why it may be the right choice for you or someone you know. Understanding Cognitive Behavioral
Dr Jo Stuart
4 min read
Exercise and Stress
The link between exercise and improved mood, concentration, health and wellbeing is strong, clear and consistent. Exercise increases bodies production of endorphins Exercise clears the mind of repetitive thoughts and worries Exercise raises your mood Exercises improves the quality of your sleep Exercise provides a productive, effective activity which is often lacking in other environments. It facilitates social engagement and structures free time. There is evidence that
Dr Jo Stuart
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Understanding Anxiety
Anxiety is something that all humans experience. In fact, if you did not experience any anxiety you would be considered to be abnormal! Our anxiety system developed in Hunter-Gatherer years and at that time it was a very useful system in helping us to survive and thrive into this day and age. The problem with the anxiety system is that although it was useful in hunter-gather times it really is not very useful today.
Dr Jo Stuart
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5 Minute Bodyscan
A quick body scan to get you through the day.
Dr Jo Stuart
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The Cognitive Thinking Element of Anxiety
Lets understand thinking and how it can work for us or against us.
Dr Jo Stuart
3 min read
Sleep Hygiene: The Sleep Routine
Research shows that if we have the same routine for between thirty minutes and an hour each evening before going to sleep, then our brains develop the understanding that that particular set of behaviours results in us going to sleep. After a short time of having the same routine each night, when we carry out the first behaviour in the set of behaviours, our brain starts to shut down in preparation for sleep. As such, a sleep routine is really important. A sleep routine is ver
Dr Jo Stuart
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