Welcome to the Therapy On The Hill Blog — a space dedicated to thoughtful reflections, practical insights, and supportive ideas for your mental wellbeing. Here, Dr. Richard Pomfret, an experienced HCPC-registered counselling psychologist, shares accessible and compassionate writing on topics that matter — from navigating seasonal emotional shifts and cultivating self-compassion to understanding everyday psychological skills like pacing and value-based living. This blog is designed to complement your journey with evidence-informed perspectives and gentle encouragement, whether you’re already in therapy or simply seeking tools to support your emotional health.
After weeks of negotiation and adjustment, momentum begins to build. You have shaped a few habits. Introduced friction. Softened self-criticism. And suddenly drive clears its throat and suggests that now would be an excellent time to optimise everything.
Read MoreDigital habit change has a peculiar way of activating perfectionism. Because technology is so visible and measurable, it tempts us into scorekeeping. Screen time totals. Daily averages. Streaks. The data can be useful, but it can also quietly recruit the threat and drive systems into overactivity.
Read MorePhones, gaming platforms, streaming services and now AI tools are not passive objects. They are responsive environments. They light up, vibrate, suggest, autoplay and remember what held our attention yesterday. Dr. Richard Pomfret discusses in his March blog series, how screens and habits…
Read MoreThe second post in the March blog series, identifies March as a time to negotiate between what has been resting and what now wants to move. Dr. Richard Pomfret is a HCPC-registered psychologist at Therapy On The Hill, and offers online therapy nationwide.
Read MoreMarch is not a restart. It is a negotiation between what has been resting and what now wants to move. Dr Richard Pomfret writes the first of his March blog series, on how to move forward gently…
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