The Missing Piece in Performing Arts Training: Why Mental Fitness is Non-Negotiable

The Missing Piece in Performing Arts Training: Why Mental Fitness is Non-Negotiable As a Clinical & Counselling Psychologist specialising in performance psychology, I’ve worked with many performers: musicians, singers, actors, writers, directors and other artists who come to me with the same frustration: “I know I can do this, but something keeps holding me back.” […]

A Guide to EMDR

What is EMDR Therapy? Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a type of integrative psychotherapy used as a treatment for trauma. The EMDR method looks at past events that formed the present psychological and emotional responses and helps you process and integrate these memories in a way that reduces their negative impact on current […]

When Passion Becomes a Source of Stress: A Reality for Performing Artists

When Passion Becomes a Source of Stress: A Reality for Performing Artists. For many performers, creativity is a way of life – a passion that fuels their dreams, drives their ambitions and is the heartbeat of every performing artist. Whether it’s the thrill of stepping onto a stage, the euphoria of nailing a difficult piece, […]

Brainspotting Therapy

Brainspotting Therapy Approved by the British Psychological Society, Brainspotting® (BSP) is a revolutionary new power therapy which evolved from EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing), and it also uses eye movement and bilateral stimulation but is gentler, more attuned and less technical/ protocol-driven than EMDR.  Brainspotting is deep, direct, highly attuned and powerful body-brain relational therapy, […]