Coping with Social Isolation

Coping with Social Isolation

  We are now some weeks into the lockdown in the U.A.E and many people have been self-isolating, quarantining, or social distancing for much longer than this. The internet, media and social media are all full of information about the current pandemic, some...
What we’re noticing about online therapy.

What we’re noticing about online therapy.

The world looks quite different at the moment. And we’re no exception. Our entire clinic has migrated from being a thriving office with the reassuring rumbles of clients coming and going, the telephone ringing and the familiar hum of knowing a colleague is in a...
Managing Anxiety about Coronavirus

Managing Anxiety about Coronavirus

When a new virus affects the world population, it causes a certain level of anxiety in most people. Here are some tips to help you manage any anxiety you may have in relation to COVID-19.   Be selective in your sources The information available changes daily....
Vivamus Community Singers

Vivamus Community Singers

  At Vivamus we recognise that being mentally healthy doesn’t have to mean psychological therapy or medication. There are many things that anyone can do to improve their mood, reduce stress and feel more able to tackle life’s challenges. This is equally true...
Treating Panic Attacks

Treating Panic Attacks

Panic attacks are anxiety attacks which have physical and cognitive symptoms that people find very distressing. A defining feature of a panic attack is that common physical symptoms of anxiety (e.g. racing heart, changes in breathing) are misinterpreted as signs that...
School Refusal: Distress not Defiance.

School Refusal: Distress not Defiance.

  Ask any child – going to school is not typically at (or even near) the top of their list of favourite things to do. A daily routine of having to wake up at what seems to be the break of dawn, combined with tasks of brushing teeth, fixing hair, getting dressed...