karen

rhodes

BA Hons PGCert DipTherapy MBACP

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British Psychotherapy and Counselling Service 

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    THE PSYCHOLOGY OF A PANDEMIC AND HOW WE CAN KEEP MENTALLY WELL
    karen rhodes
    • Mar 31, 2020
    • 3 min

    THE PSYCHOLOGY OF A PANDEMIC AND HOW WE CAN KEEP MENTALLY WELL

    It is difficult to imagine that I would even be researching a subject such as how to cope in a global pandemic, and the psychology behind...
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    PSYCHOPATHIC MUMS
    karen rhodes
    • Jan 14, 2020
    • 6 min

    PSYCHOPATHIC MUMS

    It is possibly quite difficult to imagine that some mothers can actually be psychopathic, but as with all other groups of people, they...
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    BIPOLAR
    karen rhodes
    • Dec 13, 2019
    • 4 min

    BIPOLAR

    Until you come across someone who has a diagnosis of Bipolar, it can be very easy to make assumptions and judgments about what someone...
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    HOMELESSNESS
    karen rhodes
    • Dec 3, 2019
    • 4 min

    HOMELESSNESS

    Having worked previously as a police officer in Central London, I have come into contact with people who are homeless and been in a...
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    ON BEING ALONE
    karen rhodes
    • Nov 27, 2019
    • 3 min

    ON BEING ALONE

    Being alone can be something that suits some people very well, a need for isolation in a sometimes stressful world can be the difference...
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    FACE YOUR FEARS, BUT ONLY SOME!
    karen rhodes
    • Aug 9, 2019
    • 3 min

    FACE YOUR FEARS, BUT ONLY SOME!

    JENNIFER LOPEZ SOHAIL CASTLE FUENGIROLA 8 AUGUST 2019 I have anxiety around being amongst large crowds of people and in particular where...
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    karen rhodes
    • Jul 30, 2019
    • 3 min

    MENTAL HEALTH FOR CHILDREN

    This blog is not intended to try and force a conversation on children about mental health, and it is always the parents responsibility to...
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    karen rhodes
    • Jul 25, 2019
    • 4 min

    ADJUSTMENT DISORDER

    By Karen Rhodes When I first came across this particular ‘disorder’ it was one of those times when I truly believed we could all be...
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    karen rhodes
    • Jul 10, 2019
    • 3 min

    ARE YOU AN AMBIVERT

    Whenever I meet a friend of mine I am always struck by how quiet and unassuming she is, almost with a slight shyness. Yet this person is...
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    karen rhodes
    • Jul 3, 2019
    • 3 min

    THE MIND BODY CONNECTION

    It has long been believed by mental health professionals that there is a strong link between poor mental health and poor physical health....
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    karen rhodes
    • Jun 3, 2019
    • 3 min

    FASCINATION FOR REALITY TV

    If there was ever a case of shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted, it perhaps couldn’t be more evident than with the recent...
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    Me and My Shadow
    karen rhodes
    • May 14, 2019
    • 3 min

    Me and My Shadow

    Have you ever walked into a party, been introduced to somebody and taken an instant dislike to them for no apparent reason? Or maybe...
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    karen rhodes
    • Apr 26, 2019
    • 3 min

    HELICOPTER PARENTING

    If I had to confess to something I think I would have to own up to being a little bit of a ‘helicopter parent‘, not the worst kind of...
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    karen rhodes
    • Apr 23, 2019
    • 4 min

    SCHIZOPHRENIA AND SHAMANS

    During this religious period of time known as Easter, I thought it would be interesting to look at the diagnosis of ‘schizophrenia’ and...
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    karen rhodes
    • Apr 23, 2019
    • 3 min

    SUMMERTIME SADNESS

    Every winter as a child I used to wait in eager anticipation for Spring to arrive with its promise of new life blossoming, and a hot...
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    karen rhodes
    • Apr 23, 2019
    • 3 min

    SEXTORTION

    Some time ago a small group of teenage schoolgirls had done something that we could never have known the ramifications of many years...
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    What EXACTLY is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
    karen rhodes
    • Apr 23, 2019
    • 2 min

    What EXACTLY is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

    I asked a friend, ‘what is post traumatic stress disorder?’ She is a fellow therapist and her reply was, ‘a normal response to an...
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    SEPARATED AT BIRTH
    karen rhodes
    • Apr 23, 2019
    • 3 min

    SEPARATED AT BIRTH

    I have just finished watching ‘Three Identical Strangers’ on Channel 4. (Spoiler alert). It is a documentary which tells the dreadful...
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