Peace be upon you…
I’ve been struck this week by the stories of compassion coming out of Christchurch, New Zealand in the aftermath of last Friday’s terrorist attack on two mosques. “Peace be upon you, and peace be upon all of us,” said New…
Worried about Brexit?
Two weeks until we leave the European Union – or is it? Will we be delaying? Will we be crashing out? Will we perhaps not leave at all? It all feels hugely uncertain and this lack of clarity is challenging…
Shout out for masculinity
So here I am listening to my teenage sons arguing about capitalism versus socialism. I don’t know if teenage daughters would be the same but I do know that boys can get a hard time as they reach their way…
Helping kids form good relationships
Relationship education will be on the syllabus for all primary and secondary school children from September 2020, it was announced this week. This is good news for our profession as difficulties in relationships form a huge part of the therapist’s…
BBC gets real about depression
The BBC broadcast a touching episode of long-running soap, The Archers, this week. Widowed Elizabeth Archer, in her early 50s, with a son in prison and a daughter away at university, is struggling with her mental health. Her family finally…
Getting old disgracefully?
So Prince Philip – aged 97 – has voluntarily handed in his driving licence. “The roads will undoubtably be safer now,” said Emma Fairweather, who broke her wrist in a crash involving the Duke of Edinburgh last month. It’s hard…
Hidden benefits of a ‘snow day’
Children of my acquaintance were beside themselves with joy on Friday when school was cancelled due to snow. They were thinking: snowmen, snowballs, hot chocolate, more time on the Xbox – joy! Their parents were thinking: impassable roads, freezing temperatures,…
Self-harm and social media
Self-harm is in the news again, this week due to the tragic suicide of 14-year old Molly Russell in 2017. After she died it was discovered she had viewed multiple images of self-harm on Instagram. One in five 14-year old…
Celebrities help to reduce stigma around mental health
We applaud the increase in media attention (often brought by celebrities who have the courage to come forward) on mental health and wellbeing issues over the past few years. Open discussions can break down the unhelpful stigma which sometimes prevents people from getting the…
Wendy Bramham Therapy on BBC Radio Wiltshire
Wendy Bramham Therapy has contributed their expertise about mental health on BBC Wiltshire in 2013 and again recently. In March 2016 we were asked to contribute to a discussion about whether time is a healer. One of our team, Briony…
Wellbeing in schools – "not good-enough"
We commend Sir Antony Seldon - who has co-founded Action for Happiness and is the author of "Beyond Happiness" - and was interviewed on Radio 4 today. He believes that schools are tricking children and parents into believing that the…
Counselling for children, adolescents and teenagers
Bramham Therapy - with practices in Newbury and Marlborough - provides counselling to children, adolescents and teenagers, as well as adults of all ages. Helping people when they are young can help prevent mental health issues from developing or worsening…