Mental Health Articles

Do you find your mood takes a dip over the winter months? If so, you may be experiencing seasonal affective disorder. But the good news is, there are ways to boost your mood.

Blue Monday was founded in 2004 by psychologist Cliff Arnall. Blue Monday is the third Monday in January dubbed as the 'most depressing day of the year.'

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.

Daily life for everyone around the world has changed dramatically in a short space of time. As things begin to normalise it is important that we reflect and try to adapt to ensure that we take control and change the things we know will keep us safe.

As the nights draw in and the days get shorter, often we wake in the dark, and see the sun set before we've left our desks.

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.

With lockdown easing and life slowly returning to a sense of normality, you may find yourself dealing with a mixture of feelings.

Advances in technology have created greater opportunities in the way we can communicate with each other, including therapies that are conducted over the Internet.

I feel privileged to be chosen by Counselling Directory and featured across their media platforms for their "Meet the therapist' piece for this month.

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.

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