Nurturing Mental Health in Barnes: Top Activities and Destinations

A guide to activities and destinations in Barnes that promote mental health, from a leading Barnes counselling and psychotherapy clinic.

What’s the difference between a counsellor, a therapist, and a psychotherapist?

It can be confusing when deciding whether to see a Counsellor, a Therapist or Psychotherapist. What do these terms actually mean?
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Acne - Advice on helpful treatments; part two

In this second blog post on acne, Dr Sophie Ladbrooke explains some of the prescription treatments that can be helpful.

Looking after your mental health during the holiday season

The holiday season isn’t a time of celebration and merriment for everyone and, often, this time of year can bring about feelings of loneliness, depression and overwhelm. In this blog Dr Lisa Cotter, Integrative Psychotherapist and Counsellor, identifies some helpful tips to managing difficult feelings over the holiday period.
Acne, over the counter treatment, skin condition

Acne - Advice on helpful treatments; part one

Acne is a common skin condition which can cause a lot of psychological impact on patients. In this first blog post Dr Sophie Ladbrooke shares her personal recommendations for over the counter products that can be helpful for mild acne.

Dealing with uncertainty

Uncertainty can affect our feelings in a variety of different ways. It can create anxiety, anger, sadness and feelings of not being in control. We might start picturing worst case scenarios, fixating on things like health, checking and looking things up on the internet, putting things off, or we might try to keep busy so that we don’t think about the uncertain future.

Make time for your mental health

It is essential to make time for our mental health and find resources to help manage our emotions and prioritise looking after ourselves on a day-to-day basis. Here’s a reminder of some simple things you can do that are proven to help.

The basic principles of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

We are looking at the 'Basic Principles of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)' There are some specific principles central to CBT. Many may be shared by other approaches but the combination of these principles goes some way towards understanding CBT.
how does exercise improve mood

How Does Exercise Improve Mood

Discover how does exercise improve mood: regardless of age or fitness level, studies show that making time for exercise provides serious mental benefits.

Seven Christmas survival tips

In this blog post we share 7 tips to help you cope with the tricky issues that can turn the festive season into one you need a holiday from.

Postnatal Depression

"NHS is failing new mothers", say researchers. Doctors are prescribing antidepressants rather than providing couselling and other treatments. Feeling low after having a baby is a normal part of the journey into parenthood. But what happens when these feelings persist?
Mindfulness

Mindfulness

Mindfulness is a great practice for supporting psychological wellbeing. Mindfulness doesn't mean you have to empty your mind or feel totally relaxed. It's about noticing what is happening around you, in your body and in your mind in this moment - as it is, not as your mental chatter tries to tell you it is.
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