Adult ADHD- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Anxiety Disorders- including Generalised anxiety, Panic disorders, Obsessive compulsive disorders, Adjustment disorders,
Mood disorders- Depression, Bipolar and other mood disorders
Psychoses including Schizophrenia
Personality disorders
Post traumatic stress disorders
Coexisting mental and physical health disorders, e.g. medically unexplained symptoms, depression and diabetes, cancer and mood disorders, HIV and mental health related difficulties
I have special interest in mental health and wellbeing of various intersections such as culture, gender and sexuality, migration and various forms of marginalisation.
I offer a free 10-minute initial consultation in which I can answer any questions you may have about the assessment and support. Please note, no medical advice or diagnosis will be offered during this consultation.
Bipolar disorder is a mental health problem that mainly affects your mood. If you have bipolar disorder, you are likely to have times where you experience manic or hypomanic episodes (feeling high); depressive episodes (feeling low) and potentially some psychotic symptoms during manic or depressed episodes.
Depression is a low mood that lasts for a long time, and affects your everyday life. In its mildest form, depression can mean just being in low spirits. It doesn’t stop you leading your normal life but makes everything harder to do and seem less worthwhile. At its most severe, depression can be life-threatening because it can make you feel suicidal.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a type of anxiety disorder which you may develop after being involved in, or witnessing, traumatic events. The condition was first recognised in war veterans and has been known by a variety of names, such as 'shell shock'. But it's not only diagnosed in soldiers – a wide range of traumatic experiences can cause PTSD.
Psychosis (also called a 'psychotic experience' or 'psychotic episode') is when you perceive or interpret reality in a very different way from people around you. You might be said to 'lose touch' with reality. The most common types of psychotic experiences are hallucinations, delusions and disorganised thinking and speech.
Can you have ADHD if you’re an adult? The short answer is, yes.
Children and adults symptoms present differently and symptoms of ADHD in adults vary from person to person. There are different types of ADHD, but most common signs usually revolve around disorganisation, behavioural challenges and difficulty balancing responsibilities.
Recognizing symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is essential to getting treatment and support.
Anxiety is what we feel when we are worried, tense or afraid – particularly about things that are about to happen, or which we think could happen in the future. Anxiety is a natural human response when we perceive that we are under threat. It can be experienced through our thoughts, feelings and physical sensations.
LGBT mental health
There really is no single LGBTQ community, rather a very diverse population that comes from all racial, ethnic, cultural, socioeconomic, and geographic backgrounds.
Those of us who identify as LGBTQIA+ are more likely to experience a mental health problem than the wider population. Being LGBTQIA+ does not cause these problems. However, several experiences LGBTQIA+ people have, for e.g. discrimination, homophobia or transphobia, social isolation, rejection, difficulties related to coming-out and social acceptance, can have an impact on their mental health such as low self-esteem, depression, anxiety and isolation.
Trauma informed care
Trauma happens to us, our friends, our families and our neighbours. Traumatic experiences do leave traces, weather on a large scale (on our histories and cultures), or close to home, and on our families.
They also leave impacts on our minds and emotions, on our capacity for joy and intimacy, and even on our biology and immune systems.