by Prathna Singh | Dec 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
Bringing my child for therapy – common questions answered. It is now widely recognized that mental health problems first arise in childhood or adolescence, and that receiving support sooner rather than later is pivotal in helping young people overcome and...
by Dr. Marie Thompson | Nov 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
Soothing (or rather, difficulty in self-soothing) is a notion that comes up a lot in my work. When people report a difficulty managing emotions, where experiences like anxiety or anger come on quickly and intensely, and escalate until the point of what people often...
by Dr. Marie Thompson | Sep 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
What day is it? You can’t move for days these days, many of which are ridiculous! National olive oil day, national cherries day, for example. And I recently learned that September 25this National Psychotherapy Day in the U.S. I groaned at first when I saw...
by Dr. Marie Thompson | Jul 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
For many expats, the summer often means heading to your home country, or the home country of your partner, and spending time with family and friends. There’s lots about this that is wonderful of course. Picking up where you left off with people, enjoying weather and...
by Dr. Rebecca Ferguson | Jul 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
There is a lot of talk about mindfulness, being mindful, living in the present etc. But what is mindfulness exactly? What’s the benefit and how is it done? Dr. Rebecca Ferguson uses mindfulness routinely in her practice to help her patients manage their...
by Dr. Marie Thompson | Apr 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
Do you achieve great things in life, but fundamentally lack confidence in yourself? It bothers me that self-esteem is so often gained from external factors. I often work with people who struggle with the concept that self-esteem really needs to come from within,...
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