Many people assume stress ends once the stressful situation is resolved. The work task gets finished.The difficult conversation ends.The panic attack settles.The children finally go to sleep. Yet the body still feels tense, restless, wired, or exhausted. As a clinical psychologist, this is something I speak about with clients regularly, particularly those experiencing chronic stress, […]
Many people have heard of fight and flight: the urge to argue, push back, or escape when something feels threatening. But your nervous system has two other survival strategies that are just as powerful: freeze and fawn. You might look back on something awful that happened and think, “Why didn’t I just say no? Why […]
You still turn up. You still meet the deadlines (mostly). On paper, you might even look successful. But inside, your drive has disappeared, your work feels flat, and the effort it takes to get through each day feels enormous – classic burnout symptoms. At the same time, the idea of quitting your job feels completely […]
You might have noticed that lately you move through your workday on autopilot. Perhaps you’re just busy or maybe you’re experiencing the early signs of burnout. Think about it – you do what needs to be done, you smile in the right places, you hit send on the emails. But underneath, there’s an unsettling sense […]
What is an AI scribe? An AI scribe is a secure digital tool that listens to live speech during your session and turns it into a draft clinical note for your psychologist to review. They reduce admin time and help us capture your story accurately, not to make diagnoses or treatment decisions. At Headstrong Psychology, […]
Why we use AI scribes in your sessions AI scribes are secure digital tools that listens to live speech during your session. They then turn it into a draft clinical note for your psychologist to review. We use AI scribes because they help us give you more focused care while still meeting our professional and […]
When Drinking Shifts From Treat to Routine For many women, alcohol can start to take on a more central role in midlife. There’s the laughter and release of sharing wine over dinner with friends. A way to blow off steam, celebrate the end of a hard week, loosen the reins of responsibility, and simply have […]
Relationship therapy helps people in relationships build more trusting, supportive, and fulfilling connections with each other. Despite its growing popularity, many people have misconceptions about relationship therapy. Here are the most common myths we hear; Relationship therapy is only for people who are married, in long-term relationships, or in crisis, and it focuses on the negative and taking sides.
Learn to manage your anxiety by identifying your unhelpful thinking styles and developing more balanced, realistic ways of interpreting the situation.
