Here are 8 ways to cultivate happiness in your life: Practice gratitude: Cultivate a habit of gratitude by focusing on the positive aspects of your life and expressing appreciation for the people and things you have. This can help you develop a more positive outlook...
Recognising alcoholism can be challenging, as it often involves a complex set of behaviors and symptoms. Here are some signs that someone may be struggling with alcoholism: Drinking despite negative consequences: Someone with alcoholism may continue to drink even when...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Check out what Dr Vicki Creanor, an expert in sleep management thinks about how to improve one's sleep. It’s been a strange year. Covid-19 continues to turn our world into something less recognisable and in my clinical practice I’ve noticed a trend in terms of how...
Dr Siobhan McCarthy , clinical psychologist and expert in sexual functioning shares her thoughts on how to approach sexuality after sexual assault. When anyone is traumatised, their brain is on red alert for danger signs. Any similarity to the original trauma will...
Dr Siobhan McCarthy, clinical Psychologist reflects on what to expect after the lockdown. 1. How would you define happiness? Happiness can be defined as an internal pleasant state that tells us we are not under threat and we are enjoying our space. Happiness is not a...
