Katie Morris, Author at Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Therapy - Private Heathcare

The Secret to Harmonious Relationships During Lockdown

by Katie Morris | Apr 17, 2020 | Anxiety, COVID-19, Relationships

There’s no PLACE like home Lockdown, by nature of its social and economic implications, is putting unprecedented pressure on relationships of all kinds – personal and professional. There are families who are used to spending hours apart each day,...

The Power of Love Bombing: Reboot Your Child’s Emotional Well-being

by Katie Morris | Mar 18, 2017 | Parenting

A little while ago a colleague and close friend of mine told me that she’d just completed a ‘love bombing’ weekend with her 10 year old daughter. “A what?” I replied, wondering whether she’d been on some kind of new age camping trip. Of course it was nothing of the...

Weird Psychology? EMDR for Trauma

by Katie Morris | Feb 14, 2017 | Mental Health & Therapies

It was about 10 years ago when I first heard, in passing, of a new therapy for psychological trauma which sounded more than a little strange. As far as I could understand, the main principles were that you waggled your fingers in front of your client’s face...

Ditch the Naughty Step & Try the Love Step!

by Katie Morris | Jan 6, 2017 | Parenting

Highly popularised by certain TV shows, the ‘Naughty Step’, along with other sanction/reward techniques are commonly used parenting approaches. Based on Behaviourist principles, the idea is that behaviour which has bad consequences is unlikely to be repeated, whereas...