When you think about eating disorders, the most common ones that come to mind are anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder. However, when the DSM-V was published, ‘ARFID’ was introduced as a new category of eating disorder. What is ARFID? ARFID stands […]
Professional mental health workers and counsellors are trained in the key principles of non-judgemental listening. Mental Health First Aiders are […]
What is self-harm? Self-harm includes a wide range of different behaviours, which are all oriented on inflicting physical pain to […]
I recently participated an Overcoming Anger training by @innerspacemanchester (Twitter), where we discussed in depth not only what anger is […]
OCD means obsessive compulsive disorder. First of all, OCD is not being tidy, or having good hygiene. People with OCD […]
The BBC reports that there is no legal difference between taking a mental health sick day and a day off […]
An introduction to therapy rooms The idea behind creating a therapy room, instead of your traditional clinical room, is that […]
Why a nurture room? Nurture rooms provide a comfortable environment, by where the child feels safe and relaxed. When a […]
Positive psychology, in its simplest form, is the study of positive human functioning and flourishing on multiple levels. It was developed to overcome limitations of both psychodynamic
Anxiety is one of the most common mental health conditions. According to YoungMinds almost half of all mental health disorders develop […]
Domestic violence and abuse (DVA) includes a range of actions and can impact children and young people in very different […]
Low mood and depression are spoken about together and can be mistaken. Low mood and depression can be difficult to […]