In the trauma-informed model, we shift from asking “What’s wrong with you?” to “What happened to you?”

It’s a compassionate way of understanding that these behaviours and manifestations are often attempts to cope with overwhelming emotional pain, not simply intentional bad choices or failures.

Men are significantly less likely than women to access mental health services in the UK. Many are taught from a young age to “man up,” push through pain, and avoid appearing vulnerable. Mental health stigma among men is persistent. The fear of being labelled "weak" or "unstable" often stops them from reaching out, even when they need it most.

Healing is about more than quitting substance use—it's about building a life that feels worth staying sober for. It’s about improving the areas of our lives that are calling for healing under the mask of substance abuse.

Box breathing is a simple yet powerful breathing exercise that involves four equal steps: inhaling, holding the breath, exhaling, and holding again. Each step typically lasts 4 seconds. This technique promotes a state of calm through the activation of the parasympathetic nervous system.

Relaxation isn't just a luxury; it's a necessity. Chronic stress, often exacerbated by toxic workplace environments, leads to burnout, anxiety, and even physical health issues. Guilt-free relaxation allows your body and mind to recover, improving your overall well-being and productivity when you return to work.

Instead of focusing on actions, shame targets the self- leading people to feel they are inherently flawed or unworthy. This is often without any particular actions to cause it. For example, rather than thinking, "I made a mistake," a person might think, "I am a failure." This internalized belief can be paralyzing, trapping individuals in a cycle of self-blame and self-criticism that damages self-esteem and increases vulnerability to anxiety, depression, and other mental health conditions.

You don’t need a major reason to seek out psychological support. Sometimes, checking in with a therapist can be a proactive step toward optimizing your mental health and improving your overall quality of life.

Suicide is very often a brief window when someone cannot not access the mental health resources or innate hope within themselves to see through this window of despair. A person may believe it is all bad and will forever remain bad when, in fact, this is not the case.

Shame is an emotion that arises from a perception of being fundamentally flawed or unworthy. It’s a feeling that can affect one's entire sense of self.

By raising awareness and providing support, we can help victims of abuse find the path to healing and reclaim their lives. This is sometimes as simple as starting with improving self-esteem, confidence and building a positive self-image. Never buy into the lies that you deserve this- you deserve happiness like everyone else.

Stress and anxiety, although sharing many overlapping symptoms, are different to one another. Stress is often short-term and triggered by an external stimulus whereas anxiety is a mental health condition that is long-term and more due to more internal precipitants.

Schema Therapy is a psychology modality offered by Brandon Kayat Psychology that assists with emotional healing and overcoming emotional patterns.

African Psychology is a growing form of Indigenous Psychology that attempts to bring more relevant perspectives into the therapy room within African settings. It attempts to incorporate cultural and religious beliefs, worldviews and traditions into a Westernized psychology.

Gender-affirming therapy allow mental health support and services for gender diversity as well as for clients within the LGBTQ+ community free of stigma or discrimination.

ADHD typically is characterised by inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity. This presentation, however, is quite different in females leading to misdiagnosis and incorrect interventions.

his is an incredible time to connect with family, friends and loved ones as well as your favourite hobbies and exercises (both mental and physical). It is a difficult spectrum of doing enough to heal the body and the mind from the high tempo of the year that has passed us versus not doing too much that is not conducive to our healing. Find your balance and check in with yourself. Allow yourself guilt-free and healing relaxation time!

PTSD and stressor disorders resulting from trauma require an experienced psychologist.