This is the first article in a series, by Vanessa Brown our Counsellor, on the topic of adolescent mental health and emotional well-being. Future topics will focus on specific issues including the teenage brain, anxiety, anger, depression, low self-esteem, social media, mindfulness an
Reproduction of an article from Rutland Pride Magazine, May 2016 Conventional medicine can offer much to those with fertility problems, yet more and more people are turning to alternative therapies before embarking on the process of IVF, while other use such therapies to help them dea
Warm wishes to everyone for a fabulous Festive Season and a brilliant year in 2017 Another year passes us by! 2017 will be our ‘Coming of Age’ with the practice celebrating it’s 21st Birthday! Thank you to all our patients and clients who have joined us on the jour
It’s a common response for people, when they hear the words, ‘Play Therapy’, to imagine the children having fun. This is not the case. The distinction between Play Therapy and playing is this: Play Therapy has a therapeutic goal, whereas playing doesn’t. Childr
The Teenage Brain – by Vanessa Brown – Counsellor for teens and young adults Modern life can be tough for young people. At the moment I am really fascinated by recent research into the teenage brain, since this helps me to understand what’s going on for them. This new rese
Chinese herbal medicine can be as effective as Tamiflu in flu treatment for some symptoms, research has shown. The findings have been published in Annals of Internal Medicine, a prestigious journal from the American College of Physicians. Researchers compared a Chinese herbal medicin
Are you Acupuncture aware? March 2nd – 8th is Acupuncture Awareness Week. Have you ever considered acupuncture but felt too unsure to take that first step? It may be thousands of years old, but the use of acupuncture is increasing and more and more research is showing it to be
For many couples, their greatest shared ambition is to have children and to raise them in a loving and caring environment. And when it comes to the right time to have a child, many people assume that they just need to stop using contraception and they will become pregnant. But what ha
We are delighted to welcome Ginny to The Broad Street Practice, where she will be offering her services as a Medical Herbalist. Appointments are available on Tuesday afternoons and alternate Friday/Saturday mornings, starting this Tuesday 7th October. To find out more about Ginny, se
Our heartfelt congratulations to Andrea Jenkins for her success this year. Andrea works full time and fits training and competition into what’s left of her life after hours. This makes her achievements even more remarkable! This year’s haul so far……. March &#
