Author Archives: Ellie

As I sit here writing I am sitting in the Headspace Guildford clinic room, simultaneously listening to firework sounds with the pup laying at my side. It’s not just that there’s a local wedding party, I’m playing them on my computer for the dog to listen and get used to the sounds. I put themContinue reading “Therapupdate 4: Lots of learning…”

I’ve been very nervous about blogging about our therapup, Seren, because I am anxious she might be stolen. After I first advertised the blog on twitter I had an email fishing for my address, something I’ve never had before. Now the two things may be unrelated but the high level of puppy thefts means thatContinue reading “The good stuff and the hard stuff (or pup-napping and sunshine)”

We’re all now very familiar with video calls. But you might be wondering what happens in a virtual psychology session. At Headspace Guildford we’ve been doing virtual sessions for over a year now, and have gathered a wealth of experience from our roles at Headspace Guildford and our jobs in the NHS or the community.Continue reading “What happens in a virtual psychology session?”

It’s still just over a week before Seren joins us at Headspace Guildford, but already emotions are running high. It’s so interesting that we so often ask how things are, and expect a clear cut answer. We can deal with ‘fine’ or even ‘not so great’ but when we get ‘I don’t know’ or ‘veryContinue reading “Thera-pupdate #2: Mixed emotions and managing overwhelm”

This is the start of a very exciting journey for Headspace Guildford. We are about to be joined by our newest team member, Seren, a black labrador puppy. We hope very much that Seren will become a therapy puppy, but let’s see what she thinks about that! She will join us when she is 8Continue reading “The Headspace Therapy Puppy: Pupdate #1”

This week’s blog was written by Assistant Psychologist Gabby Donaldson. With the UK taking its next step out of lockdown, there are a lot of expectations being put in place. People expect things to start going back to how normal looked before the pandemic. People expect friends to be meeting up with each other outdoors.Continue reading “Managing low mood through lockdown easing”

This week’s blog is written by Jemima Onih. This pandemic has changed the way we work, the way we study and the way we live in many different ways. With a lot of us working from home, there is the tendency to feel trapped and separated from the outside world. For some, working from homeContinue reading “Working from home isn’t always easy and that’s OK!”

This week’s blog is written by Assistant Psychologist Gabby Donaldson. Today I thought it would be good to think about autism in girls, as I think this is not spoken about enough. Autism, which is a lifelong neurodevelopmental condition, can affect how people perceive, communicate and interact with the world (National Autistic Society, 2018). ItContinue reading “Autism in Girls”

This week’s blog was written by our Assistant Psychologist Gabby Donaldson. One year on from our first lockdown and it is clear the world has changed. Social distancing is a habit, handshakes are avoided, and face-to-face interaction seems like something of the past! Because of all of this, I often wonder whether this has ledContinue reading “Random acts of kindness”