Author: Karri Stewart

PANDAS and PANS are both health conditions that frequently look just like OCD. However, treatment of these conditions involves a key difference, and therefore correct diagnosis is important. PANDAS stands for...

‘Trauma’ is usually regarded by psychologists as ‘exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury or sexual violation’. This exposure includes the direct experience of traumatic events, witnessing or learning...

We often talk about feeling particular emotions, like feeling anxious, feeling sad, feeling angry or feeling happy. But what about the experience of having multiple emotions at once? Is this...

Stress is a normal response to being in a situation that we feel we can’t manage or control well. We might feel under pressure or overwhelmed. Stress can be short-term,...

Perfectionism is not just about ‘being perfect’ or ‘doing things perfectly’. It’s more about striving for extremely high standards or even holding others to such high standards. Surely the idea of working...

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is commonly referred to as ACT, which is said as one word “Act” rather than the individual letters. It is an evidence-based cognitive and behavioural intervention.  ACT...

Helping children understand what OCD actually is, is a very important part of treatment itself. OCD can lead to a lot of distress and confusion for the young person and their...