A Safe Return to Clinic
Thank you all for your enquiries about when we are reopening. We are delighted to announce that we will reopen on June 15th. We hope to give you the very best service whether you are attending for Psychotherapy (which can also be done remotely if you prefer),...
Emotional Resilience during Covid-19
Emotional Resilience Avril Ivory (M.Psych.Sc.M.PSI) I have recently been lecturing on the topic of emotional resilience. This topic now seems to be more important than ever. I find myself working daily to increase my own resilience. Fortunately resilience is something...
Positive Psychology Day 8 Presence
Day 8 Presence Abraham Maslow“The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.” Buddha“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present...
Positive Psychology Day 7 Best Possible Self
Day 7 Best possible self At present a lot of people I am in discussion with are worrying about the future and what the world will be like when we try to resume our normal lives. Imagining the best possible self operating in a positive environment at this time may...
Day 6 Positive Psychology Loving kindness meditation
Day 6 Loving kindness meditation Keywords: Loving kindness, happiness Time: 15 minutes Goal: To learn loving kindness meditation. During Covid we have seen so much kindness emerging. Interestingly practising kindness is one of the most direct routes to happiness....
Positive Psychology Day 5 Character Strengths
Day 5 Identify your greatest strengths. Keywords: Self exploration, key character strengths. Time: 30 minutes Goal: To scientifically test, understand and celebrate your key character strengths. The Covid pandemic has called upon many of us to test our inner resources...
Positive Psychology Day 4 The Self-Compassion Pause
Keywords: Positive self-talk, self-compassion, Time: 1-3 minutes several times a day. Goal: To create a more self-compassionate attitude and reaction in difficult times. People who are high in self-compassion treat themselves with kindness and concern when they...
Positive Psychology Day 3 Emotional Regulation
Day 3 Emotional regulation Keywords: Acknowledging and accepting negative emotions Time: 30 minutes Goal: To emphasise that emotions are fleeting, and even unpleasant emotions can have value. The Guest House poem is a method of explaining the importance of...
Positive Psychology Day 2 Gratitude
One of the simplest yet most effective exercises in positive psychology is a Gratitude Journal. Evidence has shown that developing gratitude for the things in our lives that we might otherwise take for granted, can have a big impact on our outlook and satisfaction...
Positive Psychology Day 1 Self-care Vision board
Day 1 Self-Care Vision Board Keywords: Self-care, self-compassion, creativity, inspiration Time: 30 minutes Goal: To increase self-care through fun and playful creativity. Self-care is the deliberate practice of activities that ‘take care’ of mental, emotional, and...
Coaching through Covid-19
Coaching through Covid-19 During this time we are all responding in our own unique ways with different behaviours, thoughts, emotions and bodily sensations. The more we identify what these are and step back and acknowledge the ones that are working for us or changing...
10 steps to improving immunity during Covid-19.
The better our immunity, the easier it is to fight off the Covid-19 virus. The body is always to trying to maintain a balance, to achieve homeostasis and fight off invading pathogens. Build the immune system so that even if you are exposed to Covid-19 you have the...