Shikainah Champion-Samuel is an associate therapist with Surrey Therapy Practice and has sat down for an interview about what it is like to work at the practice and detailing for us the different services she offers. 1. Could you give us a quick self-introduction? I am Shikainah, a psychological therapist. In addition to private practice, I am working in the NHS for London Borough of Sutton. I am with a Primary Care psychological therapies service (IAPT) for the last 12 year

The Association for Child and Adolescent mental health has published a paper in June of 2021 [1] reviewing studies on the mental health of children and young people in the UK that has called into question the idea that the often-sensationalised state of mental health of young people during the Covid-19 pandemic is the “approaching tsunami” it’s made out to be in graphics like the one below. [2] The principal problem in determining the answer is a lack of data, with a review a

While all of us have felt the strain of the lockdowns in one way or another it’s important to remember the impact is not equal and the pandemic has disproportionately impacted the mental health of disadvantaged communities such as ethnic minorities, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and those from low-income backgrounds. 1. Ethnic minorities Those from black and minority ethnic backgrounds have long been believed to have higher levels of mental health probl