Blue Tree’s intern and aspiring psychologist (seen here above) Alexis Baker writes about the difficulties in helping someone with borderline personality disorder. People with borderline personality disorder (BPD) typically experience difficulties in maintaining stable relationships, in addition to...

2020's aspiring Bluetree psychologist and intern, Alexis Baker writes about life in the new normal..... As lockdown eases, shops are beginning to open, people are retuning to work, and life in general is getting busier. Perhaps you have also started meeting up with friends for that long-awaited...

Coping with Lockdown Maddy Lykourgos writes with tips of coping with the adjustments we have all had to make as a result of the current lockdown. For most of us lockdown was an unimaginable concept, and yet globally we have been united by the need to stay home to stay safe. Understandably, the virus...

Maddy Lykourgos, trainee psychologist, writes about rising issues with deliberate self-harm In recent news you might have seen the headlines about an increase in deliberate self-harm in our society. The reported increase appears to be specifically around the adolescent and young adult populations...

Written by Nicola Dalrymple Loss is a universal experience that affects us all at some point in our lives. Grief is the emotions that people feel when they incur a loss. Grief is most typically linked to bereavement yet loss comes in many forms such as loss of relationship, job or home. Different...

Written by Nicola Dalrymple The mental health of young people is just as important as the mental health of adults. According to a survey carried out in England in 2017, one in eight 5-19 year olds were suffering from at least one mental health disorder. Tragically, suicide is the number one cause of...

Written by Nicola Dalrymple Understanding personality disorders Personality disorders are clinically diagnosed mental health disorders yet they often hold a lot of stigma and even more confusion. It is evident that the disorder isn’t discussed enough and is unfortunately misunderstood by so many. It...

Trainee psychologist Nicola talks about Recently there has been a surge of scientific evidence that spending time in nature is beneficial for mental health. Yet what is it specifically about nature that seems so powerful? Let’s try and unravel this concept of ‘ecotherapy'. To begin, a humbling...

Bluetree clinic nutritionist Charlotte Turner talks about Imagine you are in a department store, selecting the perfect foundation for your skin type or in a clothes store selecting a shirt. In both of these scenarios you would be offered personalised choices. Be it what foundation is applicable for...

“How I Fought through my Anxiety for my Love of Film & The Avengers!” We are so proud to present an amazing guest blog from one of our client’s who over came her extreme anxiety to go and review the biggest film of all time to date, Marvel’s “End Game.” She kindly wanted to share…...