Smart Therapy Magazine
Our articles are written to help you better understand mental health, therapy, and everyday wellbeing. From managing stress and anxiety to navigating relationships and life changes, these resources reflect the expertise of therapists at Smart Therapy in Clapham Junction, Battersea, South West London.
How Family Patterns Shape Who We Become
Some of what we carry isn’t ours.
The anxiety, the guilt, the urge to keep everyone happy - they can all be echoes of the generations before us.
Understanding Emotional Neglect
Not all childhood wounds are visible. While physical abuse or neglect often leaves obvious scars, emotional neglect is quieter, subtler - and often invisible to everyone, including the person who experienced it.
Yet its impact can last a lifetime, shaping how we see ourselves, how we relate to others, and how we care for our own needs.
Am I A Parentified Child?
Parentification of a child happens when the child switches roles with their mum, dad, or both, to become the parent within the household at a young age.
What is a Reparative Relationship?
We are hardwired to seek out human connection throughout our lives. At all stages of life, we seek out connectivity with others, and sometimes these relationships are healthy, while other times they are not. As infants, we seek out the care of others in order to survive physically, and as we grow older, we seek out connection with others in order to survive and thrive mentally and emotionally.