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.
When you’re trying to find help, the terminology can feel like a barrier. Psychologist, psychiatrist, psychotherapist, counsellor, therapist. The words get used interchangeably but they mean different things. Here’s what you actually need to know. I get asked this question constantly, and in years of clinical practice as a counselling psychologist, it still comes up…
When you’re trying to find help, the terminology can feel like a barrier. Psychologist, psychiatrist, psychotherapist, counsellor, therapist. The words get used interchangeably but they mean different things. Here’s what...
The term 'Daddy Issues' is a peculiar one within psychology. It's something that isn't exactly a clinical definition – at least not according to the DSM-5. But there is a...
You already know what you should be eating. You have read the articles, saved the recipes, maybe even bought the vegetables. And yet here you are at 4pm, realising you...
They seemed perfect at first. Available. Interested. Then you got close and they disappeared. Not physically. Just emotionally. Present but absent. There when things are light, gone when things matter....
You’re in a conversation, fully engaged, and yet somehow you’re also tracking the two people talking behind you, the shift in your friend’s expression, and the fact that someone across...
You slept eight hours. Maybe nine. You still woke up feeling like you hadn’t slept at all. And the worst part isn’t the tiredness itself. It’s the fact that nobody...
You know something is wrong. You’ve always known. But you’ve spent so long performing “fine” that you’re not sure what’s underneath it anymore. That’s what ADHD masking does. It doesn’t...
Introverts are often the misunderstood members of social groups. There's an air of suspicion that surrounds them on account of their quiet nature. It can be seen as an inability...
In my clinical experience, questions about a possible link between Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and narcissism are becoming increasingly common. They often come from people trying to make sense of challenging...
Emotionally shut off that’s how many see those labeled with Schizoid Personality Disorder. Yet quietness isn’t emptiness; behind still expressions lies a mind built on survival, not coldness. Removed from...
