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Free, evidence-based self-help guides and psychoeducation materials written by our clinical team. Covering anxiety, depression, trauma, OCD, sleep, relationships and more.
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Substance misuse refers to the harmful or hazardous use of psychoactive substances, including alcohol, prescription medications, and illicit drugs. It exists on a spectrum from occasional risky use…
Self-harm refers to the deliberate act of causing physical harm to oneself as a way of managing or expressing overwhelming emotional distress. It is far more common than…
Communication is the foundation of all healthy relationships, yet it is one of the skills that most people have never been formally taught. Difficulties in communication — whether…
One of the most important phases of therapy is planning for life after therapy ends. Relapse prevention involves developing a personalised plan that helps you maintain the gains…
This structured daily log provides a simple framework for tracking your mood and activities throughout the day. Keeping a regular record of what you do and how you…
A safety plan is a personalised, written document that outlines what to do when you are in emotional crisis or experiencing thoughts of self-harm. Having a plan ready…
Mindfulness is the practice of bringing deliberate, non-judgemental attention to present-moment experience. The definition that has become standard in clinical literature, offered by Jon Kabat-Zinn, the founder of…
Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) is a systematic relaxation technique developed by Edmund Jacobson in the 1930s. It involves deliberately tensing and then releasing different muscle groups throughout the…
Self-care is not an indulgence or a luxury — it is a fundamental requirement for maintaining mental and physical health, particularly during periods of stress, difficulty, or recovery…
Starting therapy can feel daunting, and it is completely natural to feel nervous, uncertain, or unsure about what to expect. Knowing what will happen in your first session…
Goal-setting is a collaborative process that typically occurs in the early sessions of therapy and provides a roadmap for the work ahead. Well-defined therapeutic goals help both you…
Research conducted by Michel Dugas, Robert Ladouceur, and colleagues at the Université Laval in Quebec has identified intolerance of uncertainty as a core cognitive process underlying generalised anxiety…
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