Psychology and Wellbeing Articles
Evidence-based articles on anxiety, trauma, burnout and emotion regulation from Dr. Lucy Rymer, a HCPC-registered Counselling Psychologist in York. Written to be genuinely useful, not just informative.
Anxiety & Stress
Back to top ↑How to Stop Overthinking: A Psychologist’s 5 Steps to a Calmer Mind
Five practical, evidence-based steps to quiet a racing mind and get some space back from rumination.
Read post →Chronic Stress: Why it Builds and What Actually Helps
The difference between everyday stress and the chronic kind, why it builds so quietly, and what actually helps you recover.
Read post →Anxiety Won’t Go Away? Signs it Might Be Time for Therapy in York
Why anxiety sticks around for some people longer than others, and what your options are locally in York.
Read post →How to Cope with Anxiety: Practical Tools from a Psychologist
What anxiety actually is, what keeps it going, and the strategies with real evidence behind them.
Read post →CBT in York: How It Works and Who It Helps
What cognitive behavioural therapy really involves, who it tends to help, and how to access it locally or online.
Read post →Burnout & Boundaries
Back to top ↑People-Pleasing and Burnout: Why Saying No Feels So Hard
Where the pattern of saying yes to everyone comes from, what it costs you, and what helps boundaries actually hold.
Read post →The Puzzle of Procrastination: Why We Avoid and What Actually Helps
Procrastination as emotional avoidance rather than laziness, and the steps that genuinely help you begin.
Read post →Self-Care Practices That Actually Work: 5 Simple Habits
Five simple, evidence-based habits that ease stress and help you feel a little steadier day to day.
Read post →Burnout: What it is, Why it Happens and How to Recover
Burnout is one of the most common reasons people seek therapy, and one of the most misunderstood. Here’s what the psychology really says.
Read post →Difficult Emotions & Life Events
Back to top ↑Understanding Suicide: How to Support Someone Who is Struggling
What suicidal thoughts are, how to ask someone about them safely, and where to find support in York and across the UK.
Read post →Sensory Regulation for Adults
Why sensory load builds up, how to lower it (especially at night), and how to choose sensory tools without wasting money.
Read post →Why You Feel Emotionally Overwhelmed (And What Actually Helps)
The science of emotion regulation, and the evidence-based tools that genuinely help when feelings get too big.
Read post →How to Cope with Grief at Christmas
Why grief can resurface around Christmas, and gentle, practical ways to look after yourself through the season.
Read post →Personal Growth & Confidence
Back to top ↑How to Overcome Fear of Failure?
Where fear of failure comes from, how it ties into perfectionism and self-worth, and the steps that help you move forward.
Read post →Improving Self-Esteem: Why Does it Matter and How to Nurture It
What shapes self-esteem, the patterns that keep it low, and practical steps to build it back up.
Read post →Therapy & Supervision in York
Back to top ↑Clinical Supervision in York: A Guide for Therapists and Trainees
What good clinical supervision should offer, who needs it, and how to find the right supervisor in York or online.
Read post →Finding a Therapist in York: Your Options Explained
NHS and private routes explained, so you can choose the path that’s right for you.
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