Self-Havening is a psychosensory technique that uses touch to create a sense of calm and safety, helping to reduce stress and anxiety. Here’s how you can use the Self-Havening technique: Identify your emotional distress: Think about the specific event or situation that’s causing you distress. Bring the feelings associated with it to mind. Rate your… Read More »How to use self-havening
Therapists play a vital role in helping clients overcome anxiety and return to a fulfilling life by addressing the root causes of anxiety, teaching coping mechanisms, and promoting a sense of well-being. They employ various approaches tailored to the individual client’s needs, focusing on building resilience and encouraging positive change. Here’s a detailed explanation of… Read More »Why There are Specialist Therapists for Anxiety
What is Havening? Havening is a psychosensory therapy developed by Dr. Ronald Ruden and his brother Dr. Steven Ruden. It is a set of techniques that leverage touch, attention, and positive visualisation to relieve emotional distress and promote healing, particularly for trauma, anxiety, and stress. It is based on the idea that the body is… Read More »What is Havening?
There is a strong connection between stress and anxiety, both anxiety and fear are natural human responses, often triggered by perceived threats or dangers. Anxiety, however, is future-oriented, stemming from anticipation of potential threats and often leading to worry, while fear is a response to a present and immediate danger. The body’s stress response is… Read More »Understanding the Stress-Anxiety Relationship
Over the past 2-3 decades how people with mental health issues can be helped has been significantly changed. It is only with the better research methods, and better understandings of how the brain and mind work, that have allowed professionals to develop and grow new approaches to helping people with mental health, and here in… Read More »Different Approaches: The Medical Model vs. Solution-Focused Therapy
Trauma can lead to several physiological changes, such as changes in brain wave patterns and an increase in stress hormone activity. These changes are the result of the brain’s attempt to protect itself from further harm. However, they can also lead to several problems, including anxiety. Trauma changes the way a person experiences the world.… Read More »The Connection Between Trauma and Anxiety
Coaching approaches are now being used far more commonly to help people overcome anxiety. New ways of thinking new tools and new techniques. This is a brief overview of how a coaching approach works. Shifting the Focus: Instead of concentrating on reducing distress or merely surviving, the coaching approach aims to help the individual thrive… Read More »A Coaching Approach to Overcoming Anxiety
Names, and details of people and organisations have been changed to maintain their privacy. The case studies below will will go into details of how these transformations occurred. Tim (not client’s real name) was an unusual client in that from the very first contact they were clear that anger was the issue (typically clients have… Read More »The Damaging Impact of Anger
I suspect there is not one single human being who doesn’t know that if they just dropped some habits, or adopted others, their life would improve. So why are people not doing this? Many years ago, not long after I started my private practice, I realised that helping clients to make lasting changes was not… Read More »Just 20 Seconds to Change a Habit
You’ve probably been tempted by books or programs offering to transform your life, e.g. “21 Days to a New You!” I confess I’m still tempted by them, but I now have enough wisdom to know that they are unlikely to work. Most importantly I know why they are unlikely to work. This helps me see… Read More »How to Make Lasting Changes In Your Life
You can probably think of an occasion where the feelings you were experiencing at a particular moment were stronger, more intense than the situation really deserved. Something from your past had been awakened or ‘triggered’. Sometimes people are aware of what these memories are; sometimes they just experience the emotional charge from the past event.… Read More »How to Help Yourself When you’re triggered
Excessive overwhelm can be a significant contributor to stress, anxiety and depression. Overwhelm happens when a person is faced with more to be done than they can manage, and where some of those tasks involved are beyond their current capabilities. Often, the initial reaction to overwhelm is to work harder, work longer hours, try multitasking… Read More »Overcoming Overwhelm