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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...
Eating Disorders: Understanding, Recognising, and Getting Support
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...
Business News – Select Psychology Continues To Grow
Modern life is stressful, that's no secret. As work hours are getting longer and we have less and less time to ourselves in the evenings and at weekends, it's important to look after ourselves more than ever. This means looking after your well-being and mental health...
Clinical Psychologists Join the Clinic
We are delighted to welcome our HCPC registered Clinical Psychologists who joined the clinic late this summer, Dr Leonie Lalayiannis, Brenda McLackland and Dr Jenny Johns. Our Clinical Psychologists are registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)...
How I Overcame My Anxiety & Panic Attacks
In May 2015 I developed severe anxiety and panic attacks. Not having experienced anything like this before I was confused, terrified and spent the next few weeks regularly visiting my GP surgery and local A&E department. After a number of appointments I was...
Client Case Study: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
I was referred to Dr Moffett a Clinical Psychologist who specialises in weight management and eating disorders, for a course of CBT. I have a long history of yo yo dieting and obesity, low self esteem and a recent "wobble" in mental health mainly through stress at...