by Katie | Jan 9, 2023 | 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...
by Katie | Dec 7, 2022 | Anxiety, General Psychology, Mental Health & Therapies, Parenting
Emotional-based school avoidance is on the increase. The latest Government statistics show that the percentage of ‘persistent absentees’ (missing 50% of schooling) has increased every year from 2015/2016 to 2020/2021. In primary schools, there was a 0.4% increase to...
by Katie | Nov 21, 2022 | Anxiety, Mental Health & Therapies, Relationships, Trauma
Book Recommendation: ‘DBT skills workbook for teens: a fun guide to manage anxiety and stress, understand your emotions and learn effective communication skills’ By Teen Thrive: Foreword by Kristen Dahlin, DBT psychologist. History of DBT Dialectical...
by Katie | Nov 21, 2022 | News
Glasgow’s Spirit of Christmas The Glasgow Purple House Clinic are taking part in the Glasgow’s Spirit of Christmas scheme, pledging to buy 50 gifts for the, ‘One Parent Family,’ charity in Glasgow City Centre. The latest statistics for child poverty in Glasgow...
by Katie | Oct 25, 2022 | News
BRITISH FRANCHISE AWARDS FINALISTS 2022 The Purple House Clinic Glasgow have been selected as finalists for the Community Focus award for the bfa HSBC British Franchise Awards 2022. The Purple House Clinic provide much needed therapeutic services to children and...