As part of her series of childhood anxiety disorders, Dr Sabina Dosani has used a patient she has worked with previously (all names have been changed) to discuss how OCD can present itself in teenagers and the treatment options available.   OCD 1 in ...

Marie Smith is a trainee Psychotherapist and part of Clinical Partners Business Development team. Here Marie gives some top tips on how you can become a more effective listener. Active listening is about “listening for meaning”. As a trainee therapist the first ...

Clinical Partner Dr Sabina Dosani, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, discusses the role the humble sticker chart has for children who have ADHD.    ADHD and behavioural management We would all love our children to be ‘little stars’ – perfectly behaved in every setting. For ...

Finding out that your child has been diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can be a difficult time, and parents often have lots of questions about what ASD is, how their lives will be affected and what support they can offer ...

PND affects over 1 in 10 new mums – a staggering statistic when you consider that children of mums with PND are more like to develop anxiety, low self-esteem and depression later on in life¹. Here, Dr Tamara Russell, Clinical Psychologist and ...

Post natal depression affects over 1 in 10 new mothers but is often hugely misunderstood or misdiagnosed as ‘baby blues’. For those with PND, it can be a hugely distressing time – feelings of immense guilt, hopelessness and confusion are common ...

This week – 17th October to 26th October 2016 – is National Adoption Week. #SupportAdoption Chances are you will know someone who has adopted a child or who was adopted themselves – even if they haven’t told you.  Adoptive parents are often, ...

The Adoption Support Fund is a Government funded resource that is helping thousands of adopted children and their families living in England.  The fund can also be used for children under a Special Guardianship Order and can be used up until ...

Ask any parent about life with a teenager and you may well hear them recant tales about technology obsessed, monosyllabic teens who go off the rails.  Whilst this is an unfair stereotype of teenagers and often, fortunately, far from the truth, during ...

Family therapy can improve the rates of recovery and reduce the risks of relapse, as well as offer valuable and needed support to other family members. If you or someone in your family has been diagnosed with a mental health issue, you ...