In my 15 years experience as clinical psychologist working predominantly with Mums, the most common emotional struggle I have heard...

Four types of talking therapists review their similarities & differences

There is a lot being said about self-care these days! On the one hand - this is great! As women, and often busy mums, workers or carers...

As of September 2024, I will be writing more regularly over on Substack. I do intend to still write here too. Here, on my website blog,...

When our son started nursery, we had the following goals, in addition to him simply ‘starting nursery’: That he start nursery in his own...

This week is back to the new school term for us, in January, after a two week Christmas break. When we arrived at my son's nursery...

I have offered telephone and/or video sessions to my clients for many years, both within the NHS and in private practice. I was using...

Whatever you are struggling with, I focus on getting right to the roots of your difficulties: Whether you (and/or your child) have a...

What can you expect, if you agree to meet with me for therapy or coaching? Firstly, so many therapy and coaching services, including all...

The blog below is a book review, of: “Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers” by Dr. Gordon Neufeld & Gabor...

Goodness this global pandemic has thrown our lives into a spin in many ways hasn't it? For many of us, our daily life is unrecognisable...

There is a lot of worry for parents currently, during this unprecedented time of the covid-19 lockdown, and this is so understandable -...

I can’t seem to go a day anymore without hearing the term ‘mindfulness’ - It’s in our newspapers, news reports on TV, magazines,...

Every child, and adult, experiences anxiety, regularly. For some it is a fleeting experience, felt relatively rarely. But for most of us,...

If you’ve read my previous blog post, then you’ll know that I was no stranger to anxiety and stress growing up. But I was 33 years old...

When I was growing up, and well into my twenties, I believed that a good life shouldn’t really lead to feeling the trickier feelings like...