By Harley Psychology & Therapy GroupThere is a common experience many people struggle to understand. You finally stop. The work day ends. The house becomes quieter. Your phone is down. There are fewer demands on your attention. And suddenly… your anxiety feels louder. Your chest feels tight. Your thoughts become intrusive. You notice physical sensations…
A Clinical Perspective on Busyness, Emotional Avoidance, and Psychological OverloadMany people notice a consistent pattern in their daily lives: they remain focused, productive, and “fine” throughout the day—but as soon as things slow down, anxiety begins to rise.This may present as: A sudden sense of unease when sitting still Difficulty relaxing without distraction A need…
Why High-Functioning People Still Struggle Emotionally On the outside, you appear capable. Reliable. Successful. You meet deadlines, manage responsibilities, respond to emails, support others, and keep going. But internally, it can feel very different. Many of the people who contact our practice describe a quiet contradiction: “Nothing is falling apart — but I don’t…
If December is the ‘season to be jolly’, January is the season to be depressed. Hot on the heels of the ‘most wonderful time of the year’ is the most emotionally and psychologically challenging. At The Harley Psychology & Therapy Group requests for therapy triple in January with people feeling more depressed and anxious than…
Now that we’re past the winter solstice, the days are getting longer but it feels like a long stretch to go before there’s any real difference in the amount of daylight we have to enjoy. Nature will be withdrawn and wintry for quite a few weeks to come, and so might our moods.The darker months…
The twinkling lights are up, the smell of mulled wine is in the air, and suddenly your calendar is looking as stuffed as a Christmas turkey. If you’re someone who finds it hard to say “no,” –and that’s a very common thing – the season can quickly become a source of overwhelming stress, guilt, and…
Grief touches every family at some time, but when children are involved, it can feel even more complex. As a parent or carer, you may be struggling with your own heartache while also trying to help your child make sense of what has happened. It’s a tender balancing act: supporting your child’s emotional world, and…
The end of the summer holidays often carries a cocktail of emotions for parents and children alike, because it means some big changes. Your little one may be about to don their first school uniform; your tween is could be heading into the big world of secondary school; or your teen is packing their bags…
Results Day: two little words that pack a huge emotional punch for students and parents alike. Those days spent anticipating A Level or GCSE outcomes, learning them, and then dealing with the implications can be a rollercoaster of nerves, hope, anticipation, exhilaration and sometimes, disappointment. This is when that mythical parenting manual would be useful…how…
Everyday life for an allergy parent is as stressful as leading the way through a minefield. Meals, playdates, school trips, parties: every one of those childhood staples that other families sail through, with nothing to fear, are a different matter altogether for allergy families. They come with an undercurrent of stress, or fear, or exhaustion,…
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