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What is PTSD & How Can It Be Treated
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD) WHAT IS POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER? Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental health problem caused by exposure to either a single event, a series of events or prolonged exposure to traumatic events. You do not have to...
A Parents Guide to Helping Your Child to Beat Exam Stress
We are very good at recognising how stressful exams can be for our children but sometimes it is hard to know what to do for the best. Advice can vary from the ‘leave them to it, you can take a horse to water but you can’t make them drink’ school of thought to the ‘if...
How exercise can benefit children’s mental health
The weather has been glorious over the past few weeks and it is so much easier to get out and about when it is lovely and sunny, but if you need that extra push to stay active in the cold and dreary months it is worth knowing that physical exercise could have a...
Laughter therapy really is the best medicine
When was the last time you had a good laugh? I don’t mean a little chuckle, I mean a really good belly laugh, tears streaming, jaw aching, uncontrollable laugh. Whenever it was I bet it felt good and that the feeling stayed with you long after the laughter had gone....
Brain awareness week: What is “Child Neuropsychology”?
Brain Awareness Week (BAW) is a global campaign, founded by The Dana Foundation, to engage and educate the public on the advances and advantages of research in this area in a worldwide celebration of the brain! To contribute to this, we wanted to talk about Child...
Am I Overeating? How To Recognise Eating Disorders?
This week is Eating Disorders Awareness Week, a campaign run by Beat – a leading UK charity supporting those affected by eating disorders. For this year’s focus the charity was asking the question ‘Why wait?’. According to Beat people are waiting 91 weeks before...
Five principles to a stronger relationship
Love is in the air! Yes, it’s that time of year again … Valentine’s Day. But love isn’t always an easy road. Armele Philpotts, a relationship and family therapist, explains to us what the five principles are to gaining a stronger relationship: "I’ve seen many couples...
What Is Clinical Child Psychology & Neuropsychology?
Clinical Child Psychology & Child Neuropsychology | Know The Facts | Private Psychologist in Newcastle Children of all ages from can develop and experience mental health difficulties. They can experience for example: worry, anxiety, depression, low mood,...
What is Depression & What Are The Symptoms?
Depression is a serious condition. Not to be confused with simply feeling a bit down or having a low mood due to adverse circumstances. Depression can strike at any time and seriously affect the lives of sufferers and their ability to function for short or prolonged...
How Can Therapy Help People With Bipolar Disorder?
Based at our clinic in Tynemouth, near Newcastle, our goal to provide help and support to anybody who may be experiencing a mental health issue. Part of the way in which we give that help and support is through a range of talking therapies, including cognitive...
When Is Mental Health Awareness Week?
Did you know that we've just reached the end of Mental Health Awareness week? Hopefully, you will have seen a lot more discussion around mental health and how to support those who are suffering from a mental health condition and we can start to lift the stigma that...
Coping with anxiety and depression
The world in which we live in can be a complex place, and the demands of work, family and social obligations are leading to an increasing number of people presenting with the symptoms of anxiety and or depression. Anxiety and depression can be just as debilitating as...