Let’s Finally Stop Your Anxiety From Coming Back
Why Self-Help Is Not Enough Self-help tools address the immediate symptoms. They calm the racing heart or quiet the worried thoughts for a short time. These methods rarely reach the deeper layers that keep anxiety alive. Without touching those layers, the relief stays temporary. The same triggers pull you back into the familiar loop. This […]
Neurodivergent Parents and Children
Neurodivergence awareness has dramatically risen in the last 10 years driven by grassroots social media movements and an explosive rise in adult diagnoses. Shifting from a clinical, deficit-based model to a broader, strengths based understanding of neurological differences. As clinicians, we are still finding out more and more about neurodivergence so that we are better […]
Adult ADHD Anxiety and Interpersonal Relationships
Do you suspect that you are neurodivergent and need an experienced and specialist therapeutic approach to help you discern which ADHD traits that you suspect are presenting problems in your personal relationships? Individuals with ADHD often experience social difficulties and interpersonal problems as a result of their inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity. If left unmanaged, these […]
Anxiety or Relationship Problem? How to Know What Help You Need
Many people cannot pin down the cause of their uneasiness. Is it coming from within them? Or does it arise from ongoing issues with their partner? This confusion often leads to hesitation. They delay seeking support. They fear choosing the wrong path. Before you search for ‘counselling near me’, get a clearer picture to decide […]
Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD): The ADHD Anxiety No One Talks About!
Have you ever received a text message that was just a little bit too short, or noticed a friend’s tone change just a little bit, and felt an overwhelming feeling of doom? Maybe you spent the rest of the day worrying about it, thinking you’d done something wrong or that the friendship was coming to […]
Stuck in the high-functioning trap? Know when anxiety looks like success
Do you often find yourself lying awake at 3:00 AM, mentally scrolling through tomorrow’s to-do list, despite having achieved everything you set out to do today? On the surface, your life in St Albans or your career in the City looks enviable. Almost perfect, you would think. You are reliable, productive, and perhaps even the […]
Couples and Open Communication
Open communication is a term that is well known, however rarely put into practice by couples. Notwithstanding assumptions about the other being made, tensions are almost always heightened, and nothing gets resolved. Ideally, we can all be transparent, honest, and have a two-way exchange of information where individuals feel safe sharing ideas, feedback, and concerns […]
ADHD Masking in Relationships: The Cost of Trying to Appear Normal
Have you ever spent an entire day at work or with friends making sure you said the right thing, sat still, and kept your thoughts on track, only to come home and feel completely hollow? When you have ADHD, you often spend your life masking. In other words, you work twice as hard as everyone […]
Grief and Anxiety During the Holidays: Why This Time of Year Feels Heavier
For many of us, this time of year is supposed to feel warm and joyful, but for those people living through any sort of grief or anxiety, it can be a very different experience altogether. You may find yourself wondering why the lights, music, and celebrations feel heavier rather than comforting. You may notice that […]
Are We Just Roommates? Redefining Your Relationship After Years Together
Have you ever looked across the room at your partner and wondered when the two of you stopped feeling like a couple and started feeling more like flat mates sharing a space and a schedule? Many couples feel this, and yet almost no one talks about it. You still care about each other, but something […]
