by Suzanne Hall | Dec 18, 2022 | General Psychology
Attachment is a concept that is spoken about a lot. Formed in the earliest years of our lives, it goes on to impact us for a lifetime. Yet it is surprisingly difficult to find any reading material that goes beyond infants to how it impacts adults in relationships....
by Suzanne Hall | Oct 8, 2021 | General Psychology
What is Trauma? In my practice, I use a broad definition of trauma, to include both Large ‘T’ and Small ‘t’ traumas. Large ‘T’ trauma is what most people think of when prompted by the word trauma; experiences like car accidents,...
by Suzanne Hall | Jul 10, 2020 | General Psychology
Emotional regulation, emotional dysregulation…have you heard any of these terms? They are being used a lot in the world of psychology lately. But what do they really mean? I suspect there is a lot of confusion and misunderstanding. Emotional regulation IS NOT...
by Suzanne Hall | Jul 10, 2020 | General Psychology
When you’re on you’re way to a full scale anxiety attack, it can feel impossible to turn it around. Trust me, I’ve been there. Even with all my knowledge as a psychologist it has been hard for me to cope when I’m having one. But I’ve...
by Suzanne Hall | Jul 7, 2020 | General Psychology
The phrase window of tolerance is a bit of a buzz word in the psychology world at the moment. But what on earth does it mean? Our window of tolerance is the amount of distress we can handle (like anger, sadness, anxiety etc.) without feeling out of control (or the...
by Suzanne Hall | May 8, 2020 | General Psychology
Highly sensitive people (HSPs) tend to function on the extremes of both ends of the scale – when things are hard they are really hard, but when things are feeling ok, they soar at whatever they put their minds to. Highly sensitive adults struggle with things a...
