Guides and pages to understand what is going on, sorted by theme and written by our clinical team.
Your son or daughter has changed and you do not know whether it is the age or something more. This guide explains what adolescence does to mood, which signs it does not explain, how to open the conversation and what therapy with a teenager looks like.
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If you are here, something is not right and you want to understand it. This page explains what talking to a psychologist is, what you can do if you do not want to tell your parents, and when it is better not to wait.
Read the guideIf you searched for "I don't accept myself", this guide is for you. It explains what self-esteem is and is not, how to recognise when it is low, what actually helps, including emotional validation, and when it is time to talk to a professional.
Read the guideEmotions are not the problem; not knowing what to do with them is. This guide explains what emotional regulation is, how to recognise when anger, frustration or pressure about your body are running the show, what genuinely helps and when it is time to talk to a professional.
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Hurting yourself may be the only way you have found to carry pain that does not fit anywhere. It can be treated, and there are ways to carry it that leave no wounds.
More infoYou can feel lonely surrounded by people, in a relationship or with a full calendar. This guide explains what loneliness is, how to recognise it, what actually helps and when it is time to talk to someone.
Read the guideWhether you are the teenager or their parent, this guide explains why home turns into a battlefield, how to tell bullying from a passing bad patch, how to recognise a friendship or a relationship that does harm, what genuinely helps and when it is time to seek support.
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Group pressure can lead you to do things you don't want to. Learning to maintain your criteria without isolating yourself is possible.
More infoIf you are wondering whether what you see in your son or daughter, or in yourself, could be autism, this guide explains what autism is and is not, which traits tend to surface in adolescence, what helps and where a formal assessment is done.
Read the guideIf your teenager tries harder than anyone and still falls short, or gets bored and switches off, or has tics they cannot control, this guide explains what lies behind the most common learning differences, how to recognise them, what genuinely helps and where to get an assessment.
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