Because at Retreat South we create a treatment programme with you we have a range of therapists and therapies. In this day and age treatments go beyond that talk based therapies – which is a great therapy and has a long record of success – to treatment approaches like EAGALA, which has also proven to […]
The American artist Georgia O’Keefe summed up the power of art therapy when she said “I could say things with colors and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way—things I had no words for.” At Retreat South we offer specialised, tailor-made programmes for individual treatment. We offer a range therapies which are delivered by […]
At Retreat South we offer specialised, tailor-made programmes for individual treatment. We offer a range treatment programmes for a number of mental health problems designed to suit each person who visits. Although we can offer a variety of treatments for a variety of problems, one of our main areas of focus is on trauma treatment. […]
We all would like to ‘get away from it’ at sometime or other. Getting away from it all has long been used to describe leaving the hustle and bustle of everyday life to find peace. Getting away from it all really can have a benefit, particularly when dealing with mental health issues. The single act […]
It’s hard to talk about our mental health. Particularly if we are having mental health problems. For people experiencing depression, anxiety and other mental health problems it can be tough time. Talking about how you might feel under those circumstances can be difficult. Keeping it to yourself isn’t very helpful and not talking can also […]
“Depression will steal your life.” Those blunt and true words are from music legend Bruce Springsteen’s recently published autobiography Born to Run. In it he writes of the benefit of finding mental health treatment. Springsteen, like so many others, was affected by mental health problems throughout his life. Talking about depression, he wrote “you’re under its sway” […]
It’s Spring and the gardens at Retreat South are looking great! Spring is a great time when we can shake off the Winter blues and get active in the warmer weather. Most people think that Winter is the season that effects our mood and mental health. With some people it is different and they can […]
Today is World Mental Health Day, the important day of focus during Mental Health Week. Over the last thirty years events like Mental Health Week have done great work in raising the awareness of mental health care and mental health issues. These events and campaigns have raised important issues about mental health and helped to Change […]
Over 50 per cent of adults in the UK said they would not hire someone with depression, even if they were the best candidate for the job. Our worplace is often a miniature version of our society. While our society is making great progress in the awareness of mental health in our everyday lives there […]