White Horse Psychology

16/03/2024

At a conference today I learned about the fabulous work this charity is doing to support serving and veteran police officers and staff, volunteers, and their families who have suffered any physical or psychological harm as a result of policing.

Among other interventions they offer evidence based psychological therapies and have demonstrated some impressive results with their intensive EMDR programme.

Please share far and wide

Police charity for serving and former police officers, police staff, police volunteers, and the police family across the UK

12/03/2024

A helpful article speaking to the physiological impact of grief

Understanding how loss affects our brain and body can help us realize that healing from a loss takes time, and we need to be gentle during the grieving process.

21/11/2023

"EMDR therapy can help individuals with ADHD and comorbidities process and release the emotional pain and negative beliefs associated with traumatic experiences.”

10/10/2022

22/07/2022

Here's how trauma impacts your body.

29/06/2022

We are delighted to share with you our new and updated Window of Tolerance animation. Our beautiful imagery tells the story of how our unique nervous systems are impacted by trauma; and how we can support those who need it. Share far and wide, together let’s get this knowledge out there:

https://youtu.be/nZnJMyNT620

24/06/2022

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Research points to three keys to its success.

16/06/2022

Wilderness therapy and access to green space may help domestic abuse survivors heal while improving therapy outcomes, a study has found.

This article shares the wonderful work of the Wilderness Foundation, a charity that offers outdoor therapy programmes, to see if treatment in the natural world could work better, or alongside, traditional methods.

Spoiler alert: Nature contributes to enhanced wellbeing, mental development and personal fulfilment 🌳

University of Essex pilot study suggests being outdoors can help self-esteem and wellbeing

26/05/2022

I love this graphic by about the things you should can (and should) say to your therapist.

“This was inspired by a conversation I had with a friend who was having issues with her therapist, but didn’t know if she could, or should, bring it up. PLEASE. FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY. BRING. IT. UP (if it feels safe, obv).”

01/05/2022

A nice article detailing some of the benefits the author gained from therapy.

"Therapy is a powerful means to an end, and it has armed me with the skills, in effect, to be my own therapist"

Therapy was like finding a key for a door that had been locked my whole life. Here are the nine things it’s taught me