Insights & Articles
Practical thoughts on anxiety, trauma, and understanding yourself — for young people, adults, and the people who support them.
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How to Support a Young Person Who Won’t Open Up
“I know something’s wrong, but they won’t talk to me.” If I had to pick the sentence I hear most…
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Is Your Phone Making Your Anxiety Worse?
Here’s a pattern I see constantly in the therapy room. Someone comes in feeling anxious — wired, restless, struggling to…
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What Actually Happens in a First Counselling Session
Almost everyone is nervous before their first counselling session. I mean that literally — in years of practice, I can…
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The Difference Between Stress and Burnout — and Why It Matters
“I’m so stressed” and “I’m completely burnt out” get used almost interchangeably. But as a psychotherapist, I’ve learned that telling…
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Why Anxiety in Teenagers Often Looks Like Anger
If you’re living with a teenager who seems permanently irritable — slammed doors, one-word answers, explosions over things that seem…
