How to Set Boundaries with Friends… The Right Way
We've all likely had a friend who leans on us a bit too hard for support. And ordinarily, you don’t mind, because you want to be there for them. You...
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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.
Understanding alter systems means recognising multiplicity not as disorder, but as the mind’s most creative response to impossibly traumatic circumstances Within dissociative identity disorder, an alter system represents neurobiologically distinct identity states that coordinate survival and daily functioning through adaptive mechanisms developed during childhood trauma, typically before ages 6-9. These identity states operate as an…
We've all likely had a friend who leans on us a bit too hard for support. And ordinarily, you don’t mind, because you want to be there for them. You...
If you're feeling lost, it can be hard to think about doing anything at all. You don't know what direction you're heading in and some of the most basic decisions...
Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is a personality disorder in which an individual loves themselves excessively without thinking about others. It is usually a lifelong condition, but whether a narcissist can...
Truly emotional intelligent people are a rare breed. They act differently from the rest of us. They don’t fall into the traps of being governed by their emotions, and, in...
Reactive abuse is a concept that is often misunderstood and misappropriated in certain sections of society. It can be a polarising topic. Because the perception of any term that contains...
We live in a far more progressive world than we did 20 years ago. And in another 20 years we’ll be a completely different place again in terms of the...
When kids reach puberty, their bodies and their brains both go through a period of rapid development. As part of this process, they start to sweat more just at the...
Obsession is the constant focus of our attention on anything or anyone that causes us to lose our grip on reality. And while most of us have certain people in...
Trauma is one of the primary reasons people seek out a therapist, but not all trauma is created equal and some it - particularly the persistent and intense versions -...
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a condition that is often hard to provide an accurate diagnosis for due to several factors. The first being it remains one of the more...