FORTITUDE

What is Your Window of Tolerance? ‘Window of tolerance’ is a psychological concept originally developed by Dr Dan Siegel, a professor of...

As the title suggests, we will be discussing a very sensitive and potentially distressing topic in this article. Please feel free to give...

What is CBT? Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, is a combination of Cognitive Therapy and Behavioural Therapy, both of which can be...

Clinical supervision is at the core of every counsellor and therapist’s practice. Not only is it essential to meet professional...

‘What doesn’t kill you makes your stronger,’ sings Kelly Clarkson, voicing lyrics many people who’ve experienced trauma and adversity can...

What is Burnout? Burnout is not a specific psychiatric diagnosis (although one diagnostic manual does refer to ‘occupational burnout’ in...

Something I see repeatedly in my work with survivors of childhood trauma is the very real fear that they will struggle to be good parents...

What is Complex PTSD? In very simple terms, Complex PTSD (sometimes called CPTSD) is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with an...

For many people, pregnancy and the arrival of a new baby is a joyful experience. However, for some, these experiences can be more...

Why Do We Need to Regulate Our Emotions? Emotional regulation is an important life skill because our emotions have a huge impact on how...

What is Intergenerational Trauma? Intergenerational trauma (sometimes called multigenerational or transgenerational trauma) is a term...

What Is PTSD? Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD can occur after experiencing a single traumatic event or a series of traumatic...

I’ve been delivering EMDR therapy for around 15 years. It’s something I’m very passionate about because I’ve seen it have amazing...

Is Attending Boarding School a Form of Trauma? Trauma isn’t an event or an experience. Two people can go through the exact same thing and...

What Is Self-Care? Self-care can be defined as the conscious acts people take to promote their physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional...

What Is Self-Compassion? In basic terms, self-compassion means extending compassion towards yourself. It means offering yourself warmth,...

What Is Vicarious Trauma? Vicarious trauma affects people in all sorts of caring professions, from humanitarian aid workers to healthcare...

As I’ve said before, trauma leads to much more than Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). While this diagnostic label captures some of...

The phrase ‘trauma-informed’ is used a lot these days, but what does it mean? And what does trauma-informed care actually look like from...

Often, when we think about trauma, we tend to imagine big, dramatic experiences like natural disasters, war, or a nasty car accident. But...