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Continuing with our Q + A series, one of our accredited CBT Therapists and Chartered Psychologists – Olivia Plant – has answered a few questions regarding herself, her work, as well as how she has found working digitally. See her Q + A below. What does your role entail at Brighter Life Therapy? I workContinue reading “Q & A with Olivia Plant – CBT Therapist”
Monique Stojakovic, one of our Senior Counselling Therpists, recently did a Q+A and talked about working with grief. We thought we would write a blog about grief for those interested in this topic. As a natural part of life, grieving is a very common experience that most will have at some stage. There are multipleContinue reading “How can we cope with grief?”
To continue with our Q + A series, we asked one of our accredited Senior Counselling Therapists – Monique Stojakovic – a couple of questions about herself and her work. You can hear Monique’s answers in the recording below. Listen below to hear her answer the following: What does your role entail at BLT? DoContinue reading “Q + A with Senior Counselling Therapist: Monique Stojakovic”
As we’ve discussed in previous blogs (which you can find here), there are different types of therapy such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and counselling. We’ve highlighted the most effective treatments out there for depression specifically, as determined by research which guides the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE). We’ll do another blogContinue reading “Which type of therapy is right for me if I have depression or low mood?”
As part of a new series of blogs we are posting, we’ll be featuring Q+A vlogs or blogs with our therapist team. To begin this series, Anjali Mehta Chandar, the Clinical Director of Brighter Life Therapy and an accredited CBT Therapist on the team, has answered some questions in the video below. Watch below toContinue reading “Q+A with the Clinical Director & CBT Therapist”
Graduating and psychology careers Graduating from university can bring a wave of relief and excitement for many psychology postgraduates. This is especially following a term of dissertation projects and final-year exams. However, this can be closely followed by the competitiveness and stress experienced when trying to kick-start a psychology career. Be it careers within theContinue reading “Postgraduate Psychology Careers and the Impact on Mental Health”
Social media is a very influential and important part of modern life. Although it was originally just created as a tool of communication, social media is becoming increasingly embedded into everyday life. For example, many job roles now involve social media use, such as posting on behalf of a company you work for, or evenContinue reading “The link between social media use and mental health”
As we have stated in a previous blog (click here to read What impact does bullying have on our mental health?), bullying is defined as behaving negatively towards other people with the intention to cause harm. In the previous blog, we spoke of the situations where bullying occurs, and the negative impact it has onContinue reading “What to do if you think you are bullying someone”
What is assertiveness? Being assertive is a skill that allows you to stand up for yourself or other’s right. It means that you listen and talk (rather than dominate or take a back seat), but you still get your point across fairly. If you’re not assertive, what are you instead? You might be passive, aggressiveContinue reading “How do I become more assertive?”
Bullying is a common issue that can be defined as behaving negatively towards other people with the intention to cause harm. Of course, not every interaction we have with everyone will be positive, but bullying has specific characteristics. It is repetitive, hostile in nature, and characterised by an imbalance in power between the bully andContinue reading “What impact does bullying have on mental health?”
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