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Parents can help when their normally social teens are being left out
A mom of a down-to-earth teen reaches out worried about her child. Her daughter’s friends seem to be leaving her out. She sees photos on...

Flavia Schmidt
Nov 7, 20224 min read
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Managing Menopause with CBT and Hypnotherapy
Menopause, rather like puberty, is a transitional phase marked by wildly fluctuating hormones and often strange and disruptive symptoms....

Flavia Schmidt
Oct 7, 20226 min read
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Addictive behaviour in children
Our children are growing up in a ‘candy shop’ environment, an environment that is full of triggers for a child predisposed to addictive...

Flavia Schmidt
Sep 20, 20224 min read
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History and Origins of the term “psychotherapy”
Original from my lecturer - Mark Davis - Principal and Lead trainer at the UK College of Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy Copied with...

Flavia Schmidt
Sep 12, 20227 min read
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Back to school is almost here!
Yes, it is almost the end of the summer holidays! Depending on which student you speak to, back to school can be a welcome shift to see...

Flavia Schmidt
Aug 30, 20224 min read
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A most terrifying time of year
As we reach the end of the school year, we are busying ourselves with reports, parent evenings, sports days, summer productions and the...

Flavia Schmidt
Jul 8, 20224 min read
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5 Points to take your life to the next level
1. Saying ‘goodbye’ does not mean you don’t love something or someone, it just means that you love yourself more and need to step...

Flavia Schmidt
Jun 30, 20221 min read
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Phobias and CBT
We often find that children are presenting to therapy settings with highly impairing anxiety disorders, including Specific Phobia, Social...

Flavia Schmidt
Jun 28, 20222 min read
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Healing music
It isn’t new to us that music is good for our health. We’ve all turned up the music in the car and belted out our favourite tune, used...

Flavia Schmidt
Jun 28, 20222 min read
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Healthy VS unhealthy coping strategies
Coping strategies are actions we take whether consciously or unconsciously, to deal with problems, stress, or uncomfortable emotions....

Flavia Schmidt
Jun 27, 20222 min read
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Setting your teens (and yourself) up for success!
Focusing on what is right with our clients and not what is wrong is the basis of Positive Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or positive CBT,...

Flavia Schmidt
Jun 27, 20223 min read
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Social media and your family’s mental health
When social media started its main selling point was centred around connectedness, however it has now become a technological addiction...

Flavia Schmidt
Jun 27, 20223 min read
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Does your child have anxiety?
It is normal for children to feel anxious or worried from time to time. However, for some children this anxiety affects their behaviour...

Flavia Schmidt
Jun 27, 20222 min read
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