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hopepsychologyprac
Nov 12, 20243 min read
Brad: Self care strategies for trauma symptoms
Welcome to my blog series, where I will discuss therapy from a client's viewpoint. It's important to mention that, while my insights are...
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hopepsychologyprac
Nov 5, 20244 min read
Sumaiya: Managing flashbacks and triggers using virtual therapy.
Welcome to my blog series, where I will discuss therapy from a client's viewpoint. It's important to mention that, while my insights are...
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hopepsychologyprac
Oct 8, 20244 min read
Marissa: How the body holds stress. Somatic responses to to trauma.
Welcome to my blog series, where I will discuss therapy from a client's viewpoint. It's important to mention that, while my insights are...
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hopepsychologyprac
Oct 1, 20243 min read
Daryl: How Therapy can help with PTSD. Understanding treatment options like CBT and EMDR.
Welcome to my blog series, where I will discuss therapy from a client's viewpoint. It's important to mention that, while my insights are...
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hopepsychologyprac
Sep 24, 20243 min read
Alanna: Signs of unresolved trauma
Welcome to my blog series, in which I will be writing about therapy from the perspective of a client. Please note that, although inspired...
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hopepsychologyprac
Sep 17, 20244 min read
Jennifer: Navigating the Impact of Trauma on Adolescent Mental Health
Welcome to my new blog series, in which I will be writing about therapy from the perspective of a client. Please note that, although...
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hopepsychologyprac
Mar 13, 20241 min read
University Mental Health Day 2024
University, so often portrayed as a seminal time in people's lives, a time of intellectual growth, finding oneself as a person,...
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hopepsychologyprac
Mar 5, 20242 min read
Should I take time off work for my mental health?
The question of whether to take time off work for mental health needs is something we get asked a lot, and as with most great questions,...
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hopepsychologyprac
Dec 7, 20232 min read
The silent struggle: The prevalence of trauma
As we're explored before, my speciality is trauma. It's an area of mental health I really value working with. Why? Because watching the...
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hopepsychologyprac
Nov 3, 20232 min read
The Legacy of Intergenerational Trauma: Healing amidst the shadows.
In the quiet corners of society, a profound yet often overlooked phenomenon lingers: intergenerational trauma. Passed down through...
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hopepsychologyprac
Oct 11, 20232 min read
Understanding and Coping with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in a Chaotic World
Some mental health challenges seem to get more airtime than others, and OCD seems to be one of those. OCD, or Obsessive Compulsive...
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hopepsychologyprac
Oct 2, 20232 min read
Navigating the emotional seas of of becoming a parent: Therapy following birth trauma.
In my section titled 'trauma', I point to your classic Hollywood pregnancy and birth. Heterosexual couple meet, conceive a baby in the...
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hopepsychologyprac
Sep 24, 20233 min read
In the therapy hot seat: What actually happens in therapy?
Of all the many questions we get asked, this has to be a front runner. It's completely understandable. After all, you have sat with these...
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hopepsychologyprac
Sep 8, 20232 min read
What is the flight or fight response?
Recently, I have seen an increase in the term "flight or fight response" in the media. But what does it actually mean? Flight or fight...
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hopepsychologyprac
Aug 15, 20232 min read
Embracing Emotional Resilience
Life is a journey filled with a spectrum of experiences, both joyful and challenging. Thought this journey, emotional resilience is a...
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hopepsychologyprac
Sep 27, 20212 min read
Trauma. It can get complex
Did you know that around 70% of us will experience a traumatic incidence at some stage in our lives? There are many different experiences...
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hopepsychologyprac
Aug 24, 20212 min read
Is self-care trying to tell you something?
Self-care appears to be the current darling of lifestyle blogs and magazines these days, a glossy little starlet pirouetting in the...
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hopepsychologyprac
Aug 18, 20212 min read
Worrying about worrying worry?
Let's preface this by saying we all worry. Sometimes they're big worries, sometimes they're little worries. Sometimes they're rational...
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hopepsychologyprac
Aug 18, 20211 min read
Let's start at the beginning.
There are two questions people ask when I first meet them. The first is "What does a psychologist actually do?". The answer can be kinda...
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