Coronavirus Practice Update

At this particularly difficult time, I just wanted to reassure you all that I am doing my bit to ensure your safety and my safety during this Coronavirus pandemic. Your mental health and wellbeing is my priority and I'm here to help support you through this period of uncertainty.

Understanding Seasonal Affective Disorder

As a contributor and expert panelist for the national magazine Happiful, I recently wrote an article which was published in the Nov 2019 edition

How to survive separation and divorce

If your marriage is on the rocks, there’s plenty of legal and financial advice out there. But the emotional impact of a split needs to be tackled, too.

The reality of psychosis

For many of us, the world around us remains fairly constant, familiar. But for some people with severe mental illness, psychosis can turn that world upside down, as their relationship with reality becomes distorted.

Why January is known as Divorce month!

We welcome in the month of January gleefully announcing ‘Happy New Year!’ to all and sundry. This is the month for new beginnings and one when the majority of us will have made some decisions about how we intend to spend our year ahead.

Is your run up to Christmas festive or frantic?

Having survived the frenzy of Black Friday, signalling the start of the festive season, I’m wondering how many of us will be humming ‘it’s the season to be jolly’ in what is now officially the run up to Christmas?

Controlling our Winter Appetite

Don’t you just love the month of November! The clocks have gone back and every day feels like a lie in. Officially it’s ok to start getting excited about Christmas and do I need to mention FIREWORKS?

How to feel Happy when you're SAD!

October is here, and many of us will be wondering what happened to our summer! Officially, British Summer Time ends when the clocks go back on Sunday 29th October, marking the beginning of autumn.

Is a young person 'Gillick competent?'

When deciding whether a child is mature enough to make decisions for themselves, people often talk about whether a child is 'Gillick competent' or whether they meet the 'Fraser guidelines.'

September - Fresh starts and new routines

For many of us, the month of September signals the end of summer. Astronomers base the seasons on celestial events and so the date for autumn is decided on when the hours of daylight and darkness are roughly the same.

Surviving or thriving the summer holidays - A parents guide

August is traditionally the month most families take their summer break, it’s also when us parents are confronted with the big question, how on earth are we going to cope over the next five or six weeks?

Happy Holidays!

In honour of his birthday, the Roman Senate in 44BC named the month of July after their powerful leader and statesman, Julius Ceaser. Prior to that it had been known as Quintilis (meaning fifth) being the fifth month of the old calendar year.

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