These pages are written for people trying to make sense of what's happening, and for the people around them. They are organised by topic, so the experience you are living with is the first thing the page asks about, not a category we have decided on your behalf.
Each piece is written by a registered psychologist at Equal Psychology, referenced from the recent peer-reviewed literature, and reviewed on a rolling basis. They are general information, not a clinical assessment.
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Anxiety
The thoughts, the body, the avoidance, and what to do with them.
Depression & mood
The energy, the meaning, the small daily things, and how they pull on each other.
Trauma
What stays in the body, the relationships, and the everyday after something difficult.
ADHD in adults
Attention, energy, and working with the system you have rather than against it.
Sleep
How sleep goes, how it stays, and what makes the difference between the two.
Burnout & stress
The tiredness that rest doesn't fix, and what recovery is actually doing.
Chronic health
Living alongside something that isn't going away, and the mind that comes with it.
Older adults
The shifts of later life, and what stays your own through them.
Three formats, three jobs
I want a quick answer
Single, plain-language questions answered in two or three paragraphs. Written for when you have one specific thing you are trying to make sense of.
I want to understand
Longer pieces that work through one idea properly. Each guide takes a single distinction or model and walks it from the inside.
I want something to use
Downloadable PDFs to fill in by hand or on screen. Written so you can take them to a session, or work through them on your own.
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You know your own life better than any of these pages can. They are written to be useful alongside that, not in place of it.
Each piece names the thing, says what is known, and says where what is known runs out. The rest stays yours.
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