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30Jul

Meet the Therapist: Rowena Shingler

Rowena Shingler

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Rowena Shingler is a biodynamic massage therapist in Surrey: "Therapy can be life-changing, but also fun. I think people believe it needs to be tragic or painful. This can be part of it, but I believe humour and laughter are also vital."
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29Jul

Can Hypnotherapy Improve Your Sleep?

Maha Amin

body, health, hypnotherapy, insomnia, sleep

Therapists

Sleep is one of the most important factors to overall good health – disturbed sleep can lead to low moods and physical health issues. Hypnotherapist Maha Amin explains how hypnotherapy can help with insomnia.
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28Jul

Dear Therapist ... "Is my drinking out of control because of Covid?"

Kelly Hearn

alcohol, coronavirus, deartherapist

Therapists

This woman used to drink a few nights a week. Now she thinks about it all the time, and worries her consumption of alcohol is out of control. What does our Dear Therapist author Kelly Hearn think?
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27Jul

Managing Work-Related Anxiety and Sunday Dread

Miriam Christie

anxiety, burnout, career, stress, tips, work

Therapists

The Sunday Dread, the Sunday Scaries – different names for a phenomenon most of us will have experienced. Counsellor Miriam Christie offers an anxiety-calming exercise to help you manage anxious work-related feelings.
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21Jul

Meet the Therapist: Sara Beaumont

Sara Beaumont MBACP - Beau Therapy

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Sara Beaumont is a counsellor in Southampton and online: "It is a real honour to be allowed into some of the most hidden parts of someone's life and see the transformation they go through."
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16Jul

Meet the Therapist: Reuben Turkie

Reuben Turkie

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Reuben Turkie is a counsellor in Stroud and online: "It takes courage to come to therapy, but once you are seeing someone, these nerves tend to subside."
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15Jul

The Psychology of Pressure in High Performance Sport

Linda Keen

performance, psychology, sport

Therapists

England lost Euros 2020 to Italy in penalties – a perfect example of the immense pressure that athletes and sportspeople face. Therapist and sports mind coach Linda Keen explores how to handle pressure when your performance requires you to stay clear-headed.
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14Jul

Dear Therapist..."I Feel Judged for Choosing Not to Have Children"

Charlotte Fox Weber

deartherapist, society, women

Therapists

Women who choose not to have children may still feel judged for their decision – in this week's Dear Therapist, Charlotte Fox Weber advises one woman who is tired of people making assumptions.
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13Jul

Everything Happens For a Reason: New Novel Tackling Baby Loss and Grief

Julia Bueno

books

Therapists

Psychotherapist Julia Bueno, who specialises in working with miscarriage and baby loss, reviews new novel Everything Happens For a Reason. In Allen's new novel, the protagonist Rachel seeks to make sense of the stillbirth of her son.
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09Jul

Meet the Therapist: Laura Duester

Laura Duester

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Laura Duester is a counsellor in Oxfordshire and online: "I wish people knew that they don’t have to be in crisis or struggling with mental health in order to have therapy. It can be such a beneficial thing for personal development and to improve self-awareness and happiness, as well as to resolve difficulties."
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