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You may have been in a school where there is a list displayed of school values, these are the things that they find to be most important on either a spiritual, emotional or mental or maybe even a physical level for their environment. Very often businesses have these,[…]
Read MoreBefore working with any kind of practitioner or reaching out to an organisation to ask for mental health support for a young person, it’s a really good idea to properly define what the problem is. The benefit of doing so will enable the practitioner to offer the right[…]
Read MoreEmetophobia is the fear of being sick. Sometimes people develop this phobia because they were once ill in the past and their brain keeps thinking about that old memory. Sometimes people develop emetophobia because they witness someone else being vomiting and this is a scary and unexpected thing[…]
Read MoreWe’ve made a few other videos about anxiety in the past: Stop your anxiety: https://youtu.be/QUmF-4b-3TU Stop Coronavirus worries and Anxiety: https://youtu.be/NhXkRtcP6Qg Today’s video is all about the longer-term strategies for getting rid of anxiety. These include: Telling yourself a different story: Start to focus on what else you[…]
Read MoreOne of the first things that we need to be aware of when we are looking to create a better connection with our young people is that we have to get our own agenda out of the way. What I mean by this is you might have an[…]
Read MoreTips for talking about your problems include: Start with the facts. Don’t worry about getting into your emotions if you feel uncomfortable. Utilise the NLP strategy of ‘submodalities’ – this is fully explained in the video. Do some research on other people’s embarrassing stories – chances are they’re[…]
Read MoreWhen you are using counselling or CBT you must make sure that you are creating the best possible environment and circumstances for young people. In my therapy clinic, when I meet families for the first time, they might talk about different sorts of challenges that they’re having with[…]
Read MoreSometimes we know what the problem is but are just too tired or distracted by other things to be able to do anything much about it. The problem with putting things off (and hoping eventually they’ll just sort themselves out) is that it is costing you more energy[…]
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