NATALIJA HAYTERPSYCHOTHERAPY & COUNSELLINGThoughts on therapy, mind and relationships.
Plain-English writing on what therapy is, how it works, and the things people most often wonder before they begin.
Health anxiety: when worry about illness takes over
Why checking and reassurance make it worse — and what actually helps.
Read →OCD: more than being tidy
What obsessive-compulsive disorder really is, beyond the stereotypes, and the therapy that works.
Read →When perfectionism hurts more than it helps
How perfectionism quietly drives anxiety, procrastination and burnout.
Read →Could it be adult ADHD? Understanding late recognition
What late-recognised ADHD looks like, and how therapy helps alongside diagnosis.
Read →Attachment styles: how early bonds shape adult love
Anxious, avoidant, secure — what attachment reveals, and how patterns change.
Read →Panic attacks: what's happening and how to cope
What a panic attack actually is, why it isn't dangerous, and what helps.
Read →Seasonal depression: when winter lowers your mood
Understanding SAD — the signs, the science, and what helps beyond waiting for spring.
Read →Five myths about therapy that hold people back
The misconceptions that stop people getting help — and the reality.
Read →The quiet weight of loneliness
Why loneliness affects even the well-connected, and how therapy helps.
Read →What to expect from longer-term therapy
How deeper work happens, who it suits, and what change looks like over time.
Read →Am I depressed? A free, confidential self-test
How a free self-test can help, what your score means, and what works.
Read →Do I have anxiety? A free self-test
The line between worry and anxiety, a free check, and why therapy helps.
Read →Do I need therapy? Signs it might help
You don't need to be in crisis — the signs therapy could help.
Read →Therapy or medication? How to think about the choice
A balanced look — and why it's often not either/or.
Read →How to choose a therapist in London
The qualifications that matter, the questions to ask, and why fit decides most.
Read →The signs of burnout you might be ignoring
More than tiredness — the warning signs and what helps.
Read →High-functioning anxiety: when you look fine but don't feel it
When anxiety hides behind success and competence.
Read →Understanding trauma: why the past won't stay in the past
What trauma really is and how it surfaces years later.
Read →Five evidence-based ways to calm your nervous system
Research-backed techniques to settle stress in the moment.
Read →What is psychotherapy? (And how is it different from counselling?)
What psychotherapy is, how it differs from counselling, what to expect.
Read →What actually happens in a first therapy session?
Nothing to prepare — what the first conversation really involves.
Read →What is CBT — and is it right for you?
The world's most researched talking therapy, explained without jargon.
Read →What to expect from couples therapy
Not a courtroom: how couples work actually works.
Read →Thinking about therapy?
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