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What Are the Uses and Benefits of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

What Are the Uses and Benefits of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy?

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is used by therapists around the world to help people overcome a wide range of mental health conditions. It is considered to be one of the most effective therapies available, often helping people achieve life-changing results in just a few weeks. What is CBT? CBT...
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A Quick Guide to Help a Loved One with Bipolar Disorder

Helping a Loved One with Bipolar Disorder: A Quick Guide

Bipolar disorder affects approximately 1 in every 100 people at some point in their life. It can take a toll on a person’s well-being and hinder their ability to work and maintain relationships.  In this guide to helping someone with bipolar disorder, you’ll learn exactly what the condition is, what...
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How Does ADHD Differ in Men and Women

How Does ADHD Differ in Men and Women?

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurological condition that affects the way a person thinks and behaves. The three main symptoms of ADHD are inattentiveness (difficulty concentrating), hyperactivity (excessive movement) and impulsivity (acting on impulse). Boys are more than...
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seasonal affective disorder

Seasonal Affective Disorder

Bluetree's psychology intern Alannah Fallon (pictured above) writes about seasonal affective disorder and how we can help.. With the days getting shorter and winter quickly approaching, you may find that the winter blues are slowly creeping up on you, with lower moods, feeling tired and a loss of...
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What does it mean to be triggered?

What does it mean to be triggered?

Alexis Baker, Blue Tree Clinic’s intern and aspiring clinical psychologist writes about what it means to be ‘triggered’ and what can help. Nowadays, the term ‘triggered’ is frequently thrown around on social media as a way to describe people who are offended by, or uncomfortable with, certain...
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5 reassuring things to remember about your depression

5 reassuring things to remember about your depression

This week, Blue Tree Clinic’s intern and aspiring clinical psychologist Alexis Baker writes about important things to remember when struggling with depression. Today, depression continues to be one of the most wide-spread mental health conditions. A recent NHS health survey showed that 24% of women...
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Body Image and Diet Culture

Hannah Cartwright Nutritionist, talks about diet culture & body image. Diet culture is a culture that sets a focus on an idealised size which results in many of us trying to fix ourselves, whether that is through meal plans, calorie counting, cosmetic surgery (the list goes on) to do so. There...
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5 behaviours that are worsening your anxiety

5 behaviours that are worsening your anxiety

Blue Tree’s intern and aspiring psychologist Alexis Baker talks discusses unhelpful behaviours in those with anxiety disorders.. Many people experience anxiety disorders of varying degrees and types, such as generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) or something more specific such as social anxiety...
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Simple breathing techniques for anxiety and stress

Simple breathing techniques for anxiety and stress

Blue Tree’s intern and aspiring psychologist Alexis Baker suggests some breathing techniques to help maintain a sense of calm Everyone has experienced stress or anxiety at some point in their lives, feelings such as increased heart rate, restlessness, sweating, and perhaps even problems with...
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The Benefits of a High Fibre Breakfast

The Benefits of a High Fibre Breakfast

Hannah Cartwright, Bluetree's and one of London's leading Nutritionists talks about how to make a delicious healthy high fibre breakfast. Fibre is the backbone for our gut because it is a carbohydrate that humans can’t digest which means that it reaches our large intestine where millions and...
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