Low mood does not always look like sadness. It can feel like numbness, exhaustion, self-criticism, withdrawal, or the sense that even small things take too much effort. You may still be getting through the day. That does not mean that nothing is difficult. Low mood...
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Depression and Therapy
LGBTQ+ and Therapy
Looking for a therapist can involve an extra layer of uncertainty when you are LGBTQ+. You may wonder whether you will be understood, whether you will need to explain the basics, or whether important parts of your life will be treated as a problem. You should not have...
ADHD and Therapy
Living with ADHD can involve years of adapting to environments and expectations that do not quite fit. You may have a diagnosis, be waiting for an assessment, be thinking about self-identification, or simply be recognising familiar patterns in your own life. You do...
Mental Health and Therapy
Mental health does not always fit a neat category. You might be anxious, low, exhausted, stuck, angry, disconnected, or simply aware that something in life does not feel right. You do not need a diagnosis or a fully formed explanation for your experience to matter....
Trauma and Therapy
Some experiences do not stay neatly in the past. They can affect how safe you feel, how you relate to other people, how you respond under pressure, or how you see yourself. You do not have to decide whether an experience “counts” before taking its effect seriously....
Anxiety and Therapy
Anxiety can make ordinary things feel much harder than they ought to. You might find yourself replaying conversations, putting off decisions, feeling on edge, struggling to sleep, or avoiding things that used to feel manageable. Sometimes there is a clear reason for...
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