Identifying unseen struggles during Eating Disorders Awareness Week
Eating Disorder Awareness Week brings special attention to a specific mental health difficulty that can have severe ramifications. In this article, we begin to identify aspects of different conditions and how psychological counselling can help manage specific symptoms and difficulties.
How do you know if you need therapy?
People wanting to get insight as to whether or not therapy and psychological counselling will be beneficial to them will find ‘how do you know if you need therapy?’ helpful. In this discussion, Dr Fraser Smith will unpack problems that psychological counselling can be helpful for, what benefits can arise from psychological counselling, and discuss different approaches to therapy to demystify a sometimes occasional topic.
Navigating the winter blues - a psychologist’s guide to mental health management
Winter time can be particularly hard on our mental health and wellbeing. In this article, Dr Fraser Smith discusses tips and tricks to manage seasonal affective depression (SAD).
Your Voice Matters! Helping young minds thrive during Children’s Mental Health Week.
The theme for Children’s Mental Health Week in 2024 is ‘My Voice Matters’. Dr Amirah Khan at MAPP Psychology is passionate about children's mental health, and shares here the indicators that children or young people might be struggling, and the importance of giving them a space to communicate.
Breaking the silence - the power of conversation on Time to Talk Day.
At MAPP Psychology we’ve witnessed the massively positive impact open conversations about mental health can have on people. That's why February 1st, 2024 is a real stand out day for us - Time to Talk Day is an opportunity to reflect on how open we are about our mental health, and how powerful talking can really be.