by Claire Gaskin | Feb 23, 2020 | Anxiety, Case Studies, Fears, Other, Panic Attacks, Phobias, Stress
Gender: Male Age: 25-30 Presenting problem: Generalised Anxiety Disorder Treatment modality: BWRT Number of sessions: 5 G is suffering with panic attacks so severe that he believes he will die from a heart attack. He tells me that his first panic attack happened a few...
by Claire Gaskin | Jan 27, 2020 | Anxiety, Case Studies, Fears, Other, Panic Attacks, Phobias, Sleep, Stress
A quick and easy breathing exercise technique to reduce stress and anxiety What is it? Heart breathing. Heart-focused breathing relates to the practice of imagining that you are breathing from the heart area, a practice steeped in meditation and...
by Webmaster | Dec 1, 2019 | Anxiety, Case Studies, Fears, Other, Panic Attacks, Phobias, Stress, Therapist's Couch
5 Top Tips to Beat Social Anxiety this Christmas With Christmas just around the corner, lots of people are looking forward to joining family, friends and colleagues to celebrate in restaurants, pubs, clubs and homes, throughout the country. But, if you are one...
by Claire Gaskin | Nov 4, 2019 | Anxiety, Case Studies, Fears, Other, Phobias, Stress
Dear Claire, Everyone seems to love this time of you – and good for them – but I simply don’t. I dread it in fact. I am a grown woman but I literally get so scared of fireworks. On Fireworks night I literally barricade myself in my house and try to just drown out the...
by Claire Gaskin | Oct 31, 2019 | Anxiety, Case Studies, Fears, Other, Phobias, Therapist's Couch
Hallowe’en is a time of year which divides people into two camps: those who love, or loathe, to be scared. I once shared an apartment with a friend who refused to come out of her room for an entire Saturday evening because the rest of us were watching the horror film...
by Claire Gaskin | Dec 14, 2018 | Anxiety, Case Studies, Other, Panic Attacks, Stress
CHRISTMAS STRESS SURVIVAL GUIDE 9 Top Tips to Surviving Christmas Stress 1. Make a List Write down all the things that need to be done. Cross off everything which isn’t important, including items that are only for tradition’s sake but you don’t enjoy....
