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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder can be misunderstood, it’s not always about been extremely clean or organized, there’s so much more to […]
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How to Comfort Children Experiencing Separation Anxiety

Separation anxiety is a form of anxiety difficulties that occurs when a child is separated from their parents or those […]
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Maternal Mental Health: Breaking the Taboo and Seeking Help

Around 20% of women will encounter a mental health issue of some kind either during pregnancy or following childbirth. Although […]
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Safety and Health at Work Day

For this year’s world day for Safety and Health at Work, The Retreat clinics are focusing on one of the […]
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The Science of Stress.

How stress impacts our body, and 9 strategies to reduce stress. Stress is an unavoidable part of our everyday lives. […]
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Occupational Therapist Guy shares what neurodiversity means to him

“I view neurodiversity as being part of the variety of what it means to be human. I specifically use the […]
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ASD Escape Route

Escape Routes & The Importance Of Being In Control

By Ronnie Pinder, Coach & Peer Mentor at The Retreat Clinics  There is a strategy that can help many autistic […]
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Private Appointments: Specialist Assessment For Autism And Therapy For Neurodivergent Children and Young People

Diagnostic Assessments: We are now accepting private referrals for formal autism diagnostic assessments for children and young people. We appreciate […]
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First day of Spring

Today marks the first day of Spring! This means warmer weather, more daylight and flourishing plants. Many individuals may feel […]
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Mother's Day

Sunday 19th March, we express our gratitude and love for our mother and motherly figures today. We normally find ourselves […]
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Sandtray Therapy

The natural way for young children to communicate about their thoughts and feelings is through play. Children’s brains are different […]
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Student Mental Health Awareness day

Over the last couple of years, the decline in student mental health has increased. There is a revolving door of […]
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EDI in the workplace LGBT+ history month

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) are significant positive factors in a healthy workplace culture,  they are embedded within many companies’ […]
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To be Scene By the Highland feminist

To be a lesbian is to be marked out as different. From as young as five years old, I knew […]
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LGBT+ History Month - Young People and Mental Health

February marks LGBT+ history month, and whilst this is a celebratory month that delves into the historical advancement of the […]
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Workshops

A workshop for young people to manage exam stress – 20th April 2023 4:00pm Managing the pressure of exams can be […]
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Ways To Connect With Your Teenager

Staying connected with your teen can look very different to connecting with a younger child – they have more independence […]
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Referral Partners Open Day 3rd March 20223

We invite you to visit our newly refurbished therapy clinic to meet with staff and to hear about the specialist […]
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Blue Monday- The January Blues

  This year Blue Monday falls on 16th January. While the origin of this day comes from a travel agency’s […]
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Christmas, Students & Deadlines

While many of us are getting ready to celebrate the festive season, most university students are currently travelling home. For […]
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Loneliness and Grief at Christmas

Christmas isn’t like it looks on TV!  Every advert shows a perfect family, a happy holiday and a wonderful time […]
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Free Adults Online Workshop - Stress and Wellbeing

Life is complicated and can be stressful sometimes. Work, families, finances, health – all sorts of things can affect our […]
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Grief needs dedicated time

The beautiful poem ‘Allow’ by Danna Faulds describes so eloquently the process of grief. ‘There is no controlling life. Try […]
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National Grief Awareness Week - Reflections of a Bereavement Counsellor

The witnessing of grief and why seeking counselling may help. Grief is universal. Grief is messy. At some point in […]
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