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WAYS TO DEAL WITH PANIC ATTACKS
Ways to deal with panic attack What is a panic attack? Nowadays more and more people suffer from panic attacks. Everyone knows life is not easy and panic attacks could be a reaction to difficulties we have to face and obstacles we have to overcome. Learning to confront the symptoms of a panic attack may be difficult. It takes time,
Panic attack
Panic attack What is a panic attack? Many people suffer from panic attacks. A panic attack is caused by a natural fight reflex which gets triggered when the mind and body seem to cope with a dangerous situation. Stress hormones are released and we can react much faster. This reaction can be helpful when we face a threatening event,
Keep calm – online counselling is at your hand
Keep calm – online counselling is at your hand With an increasing amount of media attention on the spread of COVID -19 (coronavirus) there are some valid questions that counsellors are asking themselves: How does coronavirus that WHO (World Health Organisation) now considers a pandemic, affect our clients and ourselves? Is switching to other forms of counselling as online or
INDIVIDUAL VERSUS COUPLE COUNSELLING
Individual versus couple counselling There is a big overlap between the individual and couples counselling and it is sometimes hard to determine clear guidelines on their differences. Nevertheless, when we move from working only with individuals towards working with couples we need to think of adapting our own therapeutic approach. As an individual counsellor I integrate and work in
Extending to East Lothian
Extending to East Lothian I am thrilled to announce the opening of my new counselling/psychotherapy practice in Haddington, East Lothian! After establishing a successful private practice in Edinburgh where I have been operating a waiting list for the past several months, expanding to Haddington and starting offering my services to the lovely people of East Lothian seemed a good next
What is what we call depression and how to find a cure?
What is what we call depression and how to find a cure? Depression is the most common mental disorder, and among the most disabling diseases in the world. Depression has serious social consequences on our friendships, relationships, education and work. Research show that one in five women are likely to be seriously depressed at some point in her lifetime, and
Fear behind ‘open’ words
Fear behind ‘open’ words There is something very similar between opening up to a complete stranger in a counselling room and writing texts which others can freely read. Someone might disagree and say that it is different because within counselling you are expected to talk about your fears and challenges, while you can easily write about topics which are not
Loss can have different meanings
Loss can have different meanings In the past I thought about bereavement, mourning and loss in a context of dying as we use these terms mostly when we speak about someone’s death. In the last couple of years I have realized that bereavement is not related just to death and loss of someone and that someone can feel bereft for
