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? One moment you are fine, and the next you cannot stop thinking about them. That intense, all-consuming feeling that will not let you focus on anything, or anyone, else. If so, it might just be limerence. Limerence is an involuntary state of intense romantic…
Have you ever found yourself suddenly, almost inexplicably, head-over-heels for someone? One moment you are fine, and the next you cannot stop thinking about them. That intense, all-consuming feeling that...
If you have found your way here because you are wondering whether you might be asexual, autistic, or both, the first thing worth saying is that asexuality is a perfectly...
Sex is one of the areas of life that borderline personality disorder tends to touch, though it rarely gets talked about with much honesty. Borderline personality disorder affects how a...
Codependency is a pattern of relating in which one person consistently puts another’s needs, feelings and wants ahead of their own, until they start to lose touch with what they...
Fraser from the Private Therapy Clinic is back again and today he'll be discussing a very interesting and trendy topic - meditation. In this video, he'll be discussing what meditation...
The term gaslighting is an unusual one in psychology and doesn't seem to fit any logical analogy or etymology. It originated from the British play Gas Light, but was performed in...
ADHD paralysis is one of the most debilitating aspects of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It can affect one’s capacity to show up in their daily life and, as a...
If you suffer from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) is a technique you can use, both together with your therapist and as a self-help technique at...
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...
Your ADHD brain isn’t broken. It’s wired differently. It runs on interest, novelty and urgency rather than on importance and routine, and that single difference explains a huge amount about...
