Dr Joanne Stuart
Post-Pandemic Stress
Disorder vs Stress Reaction Firstly, before I talk about how the pandemic may have had a significant effect on individuals, I would like...
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Dr Joanne Stuart
- 5 min
Top Tips for Revision and Exams
It is that time of year when exams are looming. Here are my top tips to help you survive this time. Revision 1. Comparisons: Remember...
Dr Joanne Stuart
- 4 min
CBT for Couples
Cognitive behavioural therapy is known to be effective for a wide range of psychological problems. Studies into the use of CBT for...
Dr Joanne Stuart
- 5 min
Letting Go of Guilt
Before reading this article, I would like you to familiarise yourself with the basic model used in Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy, called...
Dr Joanne Stuart
- 7 min
Unhelpful Thinking Styles
Unhelpful thinking styles We have evolved to think. From the moment we wake up in the morning - off our thoughts go. We think, think,...
Dr Joanne Stuart
- 2 min
A Portable Paradise
A Portable Paradise or as psychologists call it 'A Safe Place'. Help with trauma, feeling overwhelmed and generally to help us feel better.
Dr Joanne Stuart
- 2 min
Anxiety: Breathing strategies to reduce the physical symptoms: Square or Box Breathing.
Breathing is a fundamental element of our anxiety/calming system in the body. Here we will discuss how 'box' breathing can help to calm...
Dr Joanne Stuart
- 4 min
Anxiety in Children and Teens: Help with the Physical Symptoms.
It can be very distressing to have an anxious child. Perhaps they are refusing to go and meet with family, complaining they have a...
Dr Joanne Stuart
- 7 min
Body Scan
A Body scan is a relaxation technique that can help us to control anxiety or unhelpful emotions. It works in two ways: firstly, it helps...
Dr Joanne Stuart
- 3 min
Covid-19 lockdown - taking time for reflection.
So, we are all stuck at home, only allowed out for limited reasons. The kids are off school, you and your partner are probably working...
Dr Joanne Stuart
- 6 min
Anxiety in Children
Anxiety and stress in children can show up in a number of ways. This can depend on your child’s age, personality and coping skills, for...
Dr Joanne Stuart
- 2 min
EMDR - what is it?
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) What is EMDR? EMDR is a form of therapy based on the understanding that the...
Dr Joanne Stuart
- 3 min
Overcoming Panic
We have talked about overcoming anxiety in this series but how to overcome panic is different. With panic - the symptoms are generally so...
Dr Joanne Stuart
- 7 min
CBT and Depression
What is depression? The term depression comes from the Latin ‘deprimere’ which means to ‘press down’. It is far more, however, than just...
Dr Joanne Stuart
- 3 min
Controlling Unhelpful Thoughts
The 'Observing Mind' and the 'Thinking Mind' You may have heard the term ‘mindfulness’. One way of explaining this is in terms of the...
Dr Joanne Stuart
- 4 min
Sleep Hygiene: Getting to Sleep
For most people there is nothing better than getting in to bed and relaxing before dropping off to sleep. For others, this process can be...
Dr Joanne Stuart
- 2 min
Sleep Hygiene: The Sleep Routine
Research shows that if we have the same routine for between thirty minutes and an hour each evening before going to sleep, then our...
Dr Joanne Stuart
- 3 min
The basics of CBT: Confirmation bias.
How do we develop beliefs and how could evolution be working against us? What do you think it would be like if we were not able to...
Dr Joanne Stuart
- 3 min
The basics of CBT: The five area model.
What is it? The five area model is a model of how human’s function. If we can develop the ability to notice the connections between how...
Dr Joanne Stuart
- 3 min
Exercise and Stress
The benefits of exercise on stress and how to get yourself exercising. The evidence on the link between exercise and improved mood,...
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