Resources
Ever wondered why a panic attack feels so terrifying — even when you know you’re “safe”? A racing heart. Tight chest. Dizziness. Feeling unreal. Panic rarely feels like “just anxiety.” From the inside, it can feel like something is seriously wrong. This video explores the psychology behind panic attacks and why your brain may be interpreting body sensations as danger.
What if low self-esteem isn’t something you were born with… but a story you learned? A quiet belief: “I’m not enough.” “I’ll be rejected.” “I have to earn love.” This video explores how early experiences can shape the stories we carry about ourselves and how these beliefs can quietly influence the way we see the world. Sometimes self-esteem isn’t about confidence, it’s about our narrative.
What if the problem was never the thought itself—but what it came to mean? This video explores how OCD can develop through cognitive psychology, examining how intrusive thoughts, fear, responsibility, and the need for certainty can become a self-reinforcing cycle. OCD is not about wanting harmful things—it may be a mind working overtime to keep you safe.
Ever wondered why anxiety makes normal situations feel dangerous… or why depression can make even simple things feel exhausting? The answer isn’t weakness, laziness, or “overthinking.” Psychology and neuroscience suggest something deeper: anxiety and depression are patterns involving the brain, nervous system, and body that can become dysregulated. In this video, we explore the psychology and neuroscience behind anxiety and depression — from the brain’s overactive threat system and physical symptoms to the emotional feedback loops that drain motivation, and how evidence-based approaches like CBT can help retrain the mind.
This video explores Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse, drawing on original doctoral research conducted in 2020–2021 by the founder of Sanctree within the NHS Talking Therapies programme.
The research followed six young adult women aged 18–25 through EMDR treatment, examining changes in trauma symptoms, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, memory, attention, and quality of life — alongside participants’ own accounts of their experience. This research directly informs how we work at Sanctree, where treatment is shaped around the individual, grounded in evidence, and delivered with compassion.