I am officially an EMDR Europe Accredited Practitioner in EMDR. I am chuffed to now be Accredited, having practised EMDR since becoming an EMDR Practitioner in 2021.
Easy Relaxation: The 4 Elements
The video introduces a simple relaxation technique called the 4 elements, designed for stress reduction and grounding. It consists of four stages: EARTH (grounding), AIR (breathing), WATER (enhancing relaxation), and FIRE (visualizing a safe space). Practicing regularly improves ease of use and effectiveness in various situations.
Helping your autistic child to sleep
I just received a copy of Helping Your Autistic Child by Ann Ozsivadjian. It includes chapters by various authors who specialise in working with children with neurodivergent conditions, including my chapter on sleep. My chapter includes sections on: The other chapters cover topics including: The book will be available from October 26th 2023 in all… Continue reading Helping your autistic child to sleep
Thinking of trying EMDR?
As an “EMDR Practitioner”, qualified to work with adults and children, EMDR is one of the therapies I offer. Whilst it was originally developed for helping people to overcome traumatic experiences, it has since been found to be effective in treating a wide range of other concerns including: The first stage of EMDR therapy involves… Continue reading Thinking of trying EMDR?
Insomnia in children
As a psychologist with a special interest in sleep, interesting projects sometimes come my way. One of these recently came to fruition in the form of a chapter in the newly published Oxford Handbook of Sleep Medicine, edited by Guy Leschziner. I am very grateful to Guy for the invitation to contribute. My chapter covers… Continue reading Insomnia in children
Published – ACT for non-epileptic seizures
The article Dr Naomi Boycott and I wrote about using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for the treatment of non-epileptic seizures was recently published in the British Psychological Society’s Clinical Psychology Forum (Issue 347). It focuses on a service we developed for people who experience non-epileptic seizures, seeing people individually and in groups.
FND Awareness Day Thread
I have been working in Functional Seizures Clinical Psychology since 2019. Even in that relatively short time, we have effectively set up our service twice owing to the rapid adaptation that the COVID-19 epidemic necessitated. We offer one-to-one and group interventions as well as providing information and training to wider services. Our service’s main therapeutic… Continue reading FND Awareness Day Thread
Psychological First Aid during COVID-19
“Extraordinary”, “weird” and “unprecedented” seem to be watchwords of the times we are living through. I keep hearing people describe the present, and situations that arise using these and similar expressions, perhaps to remind ourselves that it is okay not to know exactly how we should be responding. We encourage each other to “stay safe”,… Continue reading Psychological First Aid during COVID-19
Sleep in the time of coronavirus
I taught a session on sleep for trainees at UCL last week. This was originally intended to take place in person, but here in the United Kingdom, we have been under a form of COVID-19 related lockdown for some time, which has confined a lot of people to their own homes. I was therefore forced… Continue reading Sleep in the time of coronavirus
World Sleep Day Podcast
It’s World Sleep Day, and the podcast that Dr Mike Farquhar and I made with Jenny Fox and Sam Harvey from the PSHE Association goes live today. It’s about the Sleep Factor lesson plans that we made in collaboration, and sleep more widely. We hope you enjoy it.