Author Archives: Ellie

Today’s blog was written by Freya Love, Assistant Psychologist at Headspace Guildford. Before reading this blog, let’s take a moment to check in with how our bodies are feeling. Sometimes when we are feeling stressed or anxious, we hold that tension in our body, and carry it around with us throughout our day. Notice yourContinue reading “Relaxations: Progressive Muscle Relaxation”

Today’s blog was written by Freya Love, Assistant Psychologist at Headspace Guildford. Today is the first day of my new job here at Headspace Guildford. While January is traditionally considered the time of resolutions and beginnings, I think for many of us September is truly the month of fresh starts. It might be a newContinue reading “New beginnings”

Usually at this time of year I write a post about going back to school and perhaps how anxious you, or your children (or both) are feeling about this. As ever, much of our work at this time of year is about this. So if you’re nervous about going back to school do check outContinue reading “Settle and chill…teaching ourselves, our children and our puppies to be calm”

Today’s blog was guest written by our brilliant young blogger Evelyn Sunset This is how I feel about moving to a new school year: Nervous Exited Scared Worried You might feel any of the following : Exited Scared Worried Anxious Happy Determined You might already know which teacher you’re having, but I don’t.   IfContinue reading “Feelings about transition”

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”