Author: Dr. Nikitha Fernandez, (Clinical Psychologist – WELLKINS Medical Centre) “I love my baby… so why don’t I feel happy?” This is a question many new mothers are afraid to ask. Everyone around them may be celebrating with flowers, photographs, congratulations and messages saying, “You must be so happy!” Yet the mother may be quietly […]
Author: Dr. Nikitha Fernandez, (Clinical Psychologist – WELLKINS Medical Centre) “I know they are struggling… but I don’t know what to say anymore.” This is something family members often say when someone they love is living with depression. A husband notices that his wife is no longer herself. A mother watches her son stay in […]
Author: Dr. Nikitha Fernandez, (Clinical Psychologist – WELLKINS Medical Centre) “Am I in trouble? Why do I need to see a psychologist?” This may be the first question a child asks when a parent introduces the idea of psychological support. The word psychologist can sound unfamiliar or frightening and a child may worry that something […]
Author: Dr. Nikitha Fernandez, (Clinical Psychologist – WELLKINS Medical Centre) Thinking about therapy often begins with a quiet admission: “I think I need to talk to someone but I don’t even know where to start.” Many people carry anxiety, relationship concerns or poor sleep for months before making an appointment. Once you decide to seek […]
Author: Dr. Nikitha Fernandez, (Clinical Psychologist – Wellkins Medical Centre) “I am not an angry person. I just lose control sometimes.” This is something I hear quite often in my therapy room. Many people come to counselling feeling guilty about something they said in the heat of the moment. “I shouted at my children and […]
Author: Dr. Nikitha Fernandez, (Clinical Psychologist – Wellkins Medical Centre) “Just five more minutes.” If you are a parent you have probably heard this more times than you can count. “Just one more game.” “I am almost done.” “Everyone else is online.” Five minutes often becomes an hour. Before you know it the day is […]
Author: Dr. Nikitha Fernandez, (Clinical Psychologist – Wellkins Medical Centre) “I have always felt different. I just never knew why.” One of the most emotional moments I witness in therapy is when an adult receives an ADHD diagnosis. Not because they are upset. But because for the first time many of them finally have an […]
Author: Dr. Nikitha Fernandez, (Clinical Psychologist – Wellkins Medical Centre) “I do not know how to move on.” These are often the first words people say when they walk into my therapy room after losing someone they love. Sometimes it is the loss of a parent. Sometimes it is a spouse, a child, a close […]
Author: Dr. Nikitha Fernandez, (Clinical Psychologist – Wellkins Medical Centre) “I know it does not make sense… but I cannot stop.” This is something I hear quite often from people living with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Many people think OCD is simply about being neat, organized or liking things in a particular way. It is not. Real […]
Author: Dr. Nikitha Fernandez, (Clinical Psychologist – Wellkins Medical Centre) “I tried meditation once but I could not stop thinking.” This is probably one of the most common things I hear whenever I mention mindfulness in therapy. People often smile and say: “My mind is too busy.” “I cannot sit still.” “Meditation just is not […]
Author: Dr. Nikitha Fernandez, (Clinical Psychologist – Wellkins Medical Centre) “I am fine. I am just tired.” This is a sentence I hear very often in clinical practice at Wellkins Medical Centre. People come in and say: “I do not know what is wrong with me. I used to be motivated. I used to enjoy […]
Author: Hafisa Hassankutty, (Clinical Psychologist – Wellkins Medical Centre) Have you ever searched a symptom online and within minutes convinced yourself it was something life-threatening? A headache becomes a brain tumor. A strange heartbeat becomes a cardiac event. A small lump becomes something unspeakable. For most people this happens occasionally and passes as quickly as […]
Author: Hafisa Hassankutty, (Clinical Psychologist – Wellkins Medical Centre) We all know that feeling. Lying in bed, watching the ceiling, counting the hours until the alarm goes off. The mind refusing to settle. The body exhausted but somehow alert. The growing awareness that sleep, the thing you need more than almost anything right now, is […]
Author: Hafisa Hassankutty, (Clinical Psychologist – Wellkins Medical Centre) Imagine feeling emotions so intensely that they take over completely. A moment of conflict sends you into a spiral that lasts hours. The pain of rejection feels physically unbearable. The swing between feeling deeply connected to someone and feeling entirely abandoned can happen within a single […]
Author: Hafisa Hassankutty, (Clinical Psychologist – Wellkins Medical Centre) Deciding to go to therapy is a significant step. For many people it takes weeks, sometimes months or even years, to make that first appointment. The decision itself is rarely simple. It involves overcoming uncertainty, navigating stigma that still exists across many communities in Qatar and […]
