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Therapy Practice Branding Guide: A Mini-Workbook for Colours, Fonts, and Tone

Therapy Practice Branding Guide: A Mini-Workbook for Colours, Fonts, and Tone

Matt Hussey 02 Oct 2025
When Software Breaks Your Heart: The Hidden Grief of AI Patch-Breakups and the Psychological Cost of Loving a Companion That Can Change Overnight

When Software Breaks Your Heart: The Hidden Grief of AI Patch-Breakups and the Psychological Cost of Loving a Companion That Can Change Overnight

What happens when your AI companion changes overnight? This piece explores the rise of "patch-breakups"-a new kind of heartbreak caused by software updates that erase the emotional continuity users depend on.
Matt Hussey 01 Oct 2025
Onboarding Done Right: A Therapist's Guide

Onboarding Done Right: A Therapist's Guide

Matt Hussey 26 Sep 2025
When Fear Takes Hold: Why Societies Drift Right, What We're Really Losing, and How Psychology Can Help Us Imagine a Less Angry Future

When Fear Takes Hold: Why Societies Drift Right, What We're Really Losing, and How Psychology Can Help Us Imagine a Less Angry Future

Marches on the streets. Flags painted on roundabouts. Fear rising online. This article explores why societies turn right in hard times - and how psychology, history, and human connection can help us reimagine a less angry future.
Matt Hussey 25 Sep 2025
Therapist's Guide to Google Business Profile: Step-by-Step to Claim, Optimise, and Stay Visible in Local Searches

Therapist's Guide to Google Business Profile: Step-by-Step to Claim, Optimise, and Stay Visible in Local Searches

Matt Hussey 23 Sep 2025
BetterHelp Helped Me Start My Practice-But Staying Too Long Nearly Broke It

BetterHelp Helped Me Start My Practice-But Staying Too Long Nearly Broke It

Matt Hussey 19 Sep 2025
A Brief History of Trauma: From Wounds and Wars to a Word That Shapes How We Heal

A Brief History of Trauma: From Wounds and Wars to a Word That Shapes How We Heal

From battlefield shell shock to TikTok hashtags, trauma has travelled far. I trace its evolution - and why our future understanding must be precise.
Matt Hussey 17 Sep 2025

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