The Weaponisation of Shame, Blame and Guilt
The three nags of shame, blame, and guilt, despite their negative connotations, do have a somewhat constructive purpose. The problem arises when these responses are turned against us as a...
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Reach us via email, chatbot or WhatsApp messagesReach us on WhatsApp messages only: +447511116565Appointment times: Monday - Sunday: 7 AM-11 PM.The very latest news from the world of Psychology. Private Therapy Clinic blog offers information about psychological concepts, theories, therapeutic approaches and human behaviour. The articles and vides posted here also offer tips and advice written by registered Psychologist Dr. Becky Spelman and our team of Psychiatrists, Psychologists and Psychotherapists.
Have you ever found yourself suddenly, almost inexplicably, head-over-heels for someone? It’s like one moment you’re fine, and the next, you can’t stop thinking about them. That intense all-consuming feeling that won’t let you think about anything or anyone else. If so, it might just be limerence. Limerence is an involuntary state of intense romantic…
The three nags of shame, blame, and guilt, despite their negative connotations, do have a somewhat constructive purpose. The problem arises when these responses are turned against us as a...
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In this video Poppy talks about her first session with Dr Daniela Rossi at Private Therapy Clinic. Poppy has come to therapy to treat her anxiety disorder which leave her...
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Behavioural experiments are one of the tools commonly used by therapists who work in the area of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. They can be an immensely useful agent of change when...
All relationships are dysfunctional in some form or another, but that isn’t to be cynical; not at all. It’s more of a recognition that as beholden as we are to...
An old Italian proverb advises men looking to get married and settle down to find both oxen and wives in their own home villages. The idea is that life is...
In this video Dr Becky Spelman talks about exposure therapy and why it is so good for overcoming anxiety. Exposure therapy is a CBT technique which is very useful in...
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