Anxiety
Living with Generalised Anxiety: When Worry Becomes Your Default
Generalised anxiety disorder turns everyday worries into a constant cycle. Learn how GAD differs from normal worry and …
Anxiety
28 articles about anxiety from our Clinical Psychology team
Anxiety
Performance Anxiety: When Pressure Stops You Performing
Performance anxiety can undermine you even when you know your material. A Clinical Psychologist explains what drives it …
Phobia
Understanding Phobias: Why Fear Takes Over and How Therapy Can Help
What causes phobias, how avoidance makes them worse, and how graded exposure and EMDR can help. Covers needles, heights, …
Anxiety
Understanding Health Anxiety: When Worry About Illness Takes Over
Can't stop Googling symptoms? Health anxiety traps you in a cycle of checking and worry. Learn how to recognise it and …
Anxiety
Understanding Avoidance in Anxiety: Why We Escape and How to Break the Cycle
Discover how avoidance maintains anxiety and learn practical strategies to gradually face your fears with compassion and …
EMDR
EMDR Therapy for Anxiety: Calming the Body When Talking Isn’t Enough
A Clinical Psychologist explains what happens in EMDR therapy for anxiety, and when it might help if talking therapy …
Anxiety
Can Anxiety Cause Chest Pain? Understanding the Symptoms
Anxiety can cause real chest pain even with a healthy heart. A clinical psychologist explains how stress affects the …
Anxiety
Practical, evidence-based strategies to help manage anxiety
Evidence-based techniques to manage anxiety from a clinical psychologist, covering the anxiety cycle, breathing, CBT …
Anxiety
Simple Grounding Techniques for Anxiety
Simple grounding techniques to calm anxiety in the moment. A clinical psychologist explains the 5-4-3-2-1 method and …
Wellbeing
The Link Between Exercise and Mental Health
Regular exercise can help with stress, anxiety and low mood. A clinical psychologist explains why, and how to fit more …