by Dr Siobhan McCarthy | May 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
Written by Dr Siobhan McCarthy @UKpsychologist.uk Q1. What are the most common causes of parent and child conflict? Between the ages of 10-16, the most common conflicts are around the growing independence of adolescents from their parents and this process happening at...
by Dr Siobhan McCarthy | May 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
Dr Siobhan McCarthy @ UKpsychologists.uk explains postnatal depression and her experience of treating this important depression. Postnatal depression is experienced by between 10 to 15 women in every hundred. In addition, over 30,000 women a year suffer from birth...
by Dr Siobhan McCarthy | Apr 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
An interview with Dr Siobhan McCarthy, Clinical Director at UKPsychologists.uk- Reflections on working with men in 25 years of clinical practice. In my work with clients over the years have I noticed a difference in the willingness of men to take up therapy or open up...
by Dr Siobhan McCarthy | Apr 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
Author Dr Katja Hajek, clinical psychologist and relationship expert. My first question when I see a new couple is to ask, “why did you decide to seek couple therapy?” Invariably I hear something like: “we’ve stopped communicating”, “he/she takes it in the wrong...
by Dr Siobhan McCarthy | Apr 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
Everyone can find themselves in conflict at times but what happens when we end up in a situation where voices are raised, aggression is present and no solution seems to be found? Follow these tips to try and keep communication calm. 1. Remember: when everyone is...
