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05Mar

All Zoomed Out: The Psychological Toll of Video Calls

Emma Kilburn

coronavirus, psychology, technology, wellbeing

Mind

You're likely to have spent more time than ever looking at screens this last year, as work and socialising has all moved online in lockdown. Trainee psychotherapist Emma Kilburn explores the psychological and emotional toll this can take.
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04Mar

What is Parent-Infant Psychotherapy?

Francesca Rutherford

birth, children, motherhood, parenting, pregnancy, typesoftherapy

Therapists

The bond between infant and caregiver is important – for any parent and child pairs who are struggling, there is parent-infant psychotherapy. Therapist Francesca Rutherford explains how parent-infant psychotherapy enables greater parental awareness and reduced anxiety in parents and child alike.
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03Mar

Dear Therapist..."I've Forgotten How to Socialise! I'm Anxious About Lockdown Ending"

Kelly Hearn

anxiety, coronavirus, deartherapist

Therapists

After a year cooped up away from our usual interactions, many of us might be feeling social anxiety like never before. In this week's Dear Therapist, Kelly Hearn offers her advice: self-compassion and patience are key.
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03Mar

What is Anticipatory or Imagined Grief?

Saul Hillman

bereavement, grief, loss

Therapists

Anticipatory grief describes a mourning that may happen before a death that is expected; imaginary grief may be seen as that which we experience as a result of thoughts of loss and death being triggered by other events. Dr Saul Hillman shares his own experience of imagined grief in the months leading up to his mother's unexpected death.
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03Mar

Meet the therapist Caroline Watson

Caroline Watson

meetthetherapist

Therapists

Caroline Watson is a therapist in Kent and online: "Therapy is the best investment you can ever make for yourself. If your head is happy, your body will be too."
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02Mar

How to Turn Your Interests Into a Career

Gill Hasson

career, coaching, work

Work

We'll spend a lot of our lives at work, so many of us might dream of doing something that we love – of turning our passion into a career. Gill Hasson has some tips to help get you started.
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01Mar

Helping Your Children Prepare To Go Back to School after Lockdown

Natasha Wellfare

children, coronavirus, parenting, school, teenagers, video

Therapists

On 8th March 2021, children will return to school after lockdown – for many, this will be a challenging reintroduction. Counsellor Natasha Wellfare offers parents some practical tips for communicating with their children and teens.
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26Feb

My Brother's OCD Shadowed My Adolescence

Rachel Farhi

family, OCD, society

Therapists

Obsessive compulsive disorder is an often debilitating and misunderstood mental health condition. Therapist Rachel Farhi reflects on growing up with a brother with OCD back in 1980, when mental health was even less understood than now.
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26Feb

Meet the Therapist: Lesley Cridland

Lesley Cridland

meetthetherapist

Therapists

Lesley Cridland is a counsellor in West Sussex and online: "Just being able to express yourself, in an environment where you are safe and not judged, releases a lot of what is being held. Therapy is a really freeing experience."
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24Feb

What Have You Realised About Your Life in Lockdown?

Josh Hogan

coronavirus, identity, self, society

Therapists

The Covid-19 lockdowns have offered us time and reason, perhaps like never before, to assess our lives. Therapist Josh Hogan shares is own experience as well as the questions he encourages clients to ask themselves.
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