Mindfulness has been trendy for a while, but it’s a bit more than just a fad! The NHS have approved its use with a variety of mental health difficulties. Most often prescribed for use with recurrent depression, frequently cited as helpful with anxiety, some studies show it helps with managing chronic pain; so if these […]
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The best Cognitive Behavioural Therapy apps / CBT apps
There’s lots of evidence that Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is effective at treating anxiety, depression, phobias, hypochondria, PTSD and eating disorders. Trouble is…whilst it’s free on the NHS, the waiting lists are huge; where I work, clients have to wait up to 6 months for treatment in some cases! Of course you can pay, but […]
I’m in the press!
So the Mail On Sunday were kind enough to feature some of my psychology research in their paper! They haven’t reported the findings in detail (well, they are a tabloid) but it’s nice to be recognised. The study looked at whether there was a link between the number of affectionate text messages sent to you […]