by Dr Tom Barber | Jan 5, 2025 | EMDR, PTSD, Trauma
What is PTSD? A Closer Look at Its Impact When looking for help with PTSD, it’s important to know that PTSD is a psychological response to trauma, often manifesting as intrusive memories, emotional numbness, avoidance behaviours, and intense hyperarousal. While... 
by Dr Sandra Westland | Jan 5, 2025 | Growth, Life Experiences, Relationships
A Better Relationship Awaits You Are you the sum total of your relationships? If I asked you who you were, the first likely answer would be who you are in relation to someone else. So, maybe “I’m a mother or father, sister or son.” Then you might tell me... 
by Dr Tom Barber | Jan 5, 2025 | Growth, Personal Development, Self Help Techniques
The Path to Personal Development “The only limit to our realisation of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” Franklin D. Roosevelt’s words ring true when it comes to personal development. This transformative process isn’t just about achieving external success; it’s... 
by Dr Sandra Westland | Jan 25, 2024 | Life Experiences
Bereavement is traditionally seen as the response we have to the death of a significant person in our lives. However, we can experience bereavement from a loss of anything that is significant to us. This may be the loss of a job, or the agony of losing a much-loved... 
by Dr Tom Barber | Jan 25, 2024 | Self Help Techniques
Is stress making you feel tense, or on-edge? Stress can feel like it’s taking over when we feel stretched beyond what is (or feels) natural to us, or what we can cope with. It is seen as a force coming from outside of us. ‘If only they hadn’t done that, or asked me to... 
by Dr Tom Barber | Jan 25, 2024 | Self Help Techniques
Emotional intelligence is the ability to perceive, assess and manage your emotions, use your emotions to further your thinking, and to understand emotional meaning. Daniel Goleman (1995) in his popular book Emotional Intelligence, identified 5 competencies for... 
by Dr Sandra Westland | Jan 25, 2024 | Therapy
Your brain is a social organ, thus the power to heal and change comes from the power of human relationships. When you engage in counselling and therapy, you will experience a unique kind of relationship. The connection between you and your therapist helps to regulate... 
by Dr Sandra Westland | Jan 25, 2024 | Self Help Techniques
Depression … it’s more than just sadness! It’s a common mistake to think that depression is just being or feeling sad all the time. It is so much more than this … in fact feeling sad often isn’t the experience at all! Many people report feeling numb, empty... 
by Dr Tom Barber | Jan 25, 2024 | Self Help Techniques
How does happiness look to you? There is an enchanting transformation between sleeping and waking. It is a fleeting moment as you emerge out of deep, relaxed slumber, before the demands of the day come tumbling in on your world. It is also a magical moment of pure... 
by Dr Sandra Westland | Jan 25, 2024 | Growth, Life, Meaning
,,Everyday Anxiety Managing the everyday anxiety and stress that is understandably present since the COVID-19 pandemic began is crucial to surviving each day. Everyday anxiety can be argued to be ever-present, but arises into our awareness when we think and physically...
