Dr Claire Plumbly

27/10/2025

When someone is struggling with their mental health it can be very hard to imagine what support or feeling better could look like, let alone how to take steps towards it.

So I’ve written 4 fictitious case studies about how therapy can help someone in burnout.

Have you had therapy for this? What kind of approach did you have and how did it help?

Link to the blog in the comments below

26/09/2025

In case you missed it… the psychology practice I run has gone through a make over in recent months - both cosmetically and behind the scenes - to create a stronger structure for both our wonderful therapists and clients.

Please do check it out here and let your friends, family and colleagues know we have re-opened;

Plum Psychology are a team of psychologists specialising in therapy for busy professionals. Trauma | Anxiety | Burnout

18/09/2025

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Learn how to confidently step in and challenge harassment, discrimination or harmful behaviour, in a supportive space.

13/09/2025

My audiobook has gone into a time limited promotion until the 19th Sept! For the next 5 days you can get it for £3! Less than a cup of coffee 🤩.

If you’ve been thinking of getting it this might be the moment! Link to Audible in the comments.

21/07/2025

If you find the lack of boundaries that comes with flexible working hard then you might find this Telegraph article helpful. Spot my comments half way down!

18/07/2025

This time last year was scary!

Launching an offering into the world and not knowing what people will think isn’t easy.

I couldn’t pick the book up and read it for a month as I was fearful that I’d read a sentence or paragraph and immediately want to edit it. But… it’s all gone well and has led to some fun new experiences for me.

Thank you so much for all your support with sharing, reviewing, sending me messages about how the book has helped you. I appreciate this so so much.

It had an American sibling in January - The Trauma of Burnout. And in the coming months should appear in Polish, Chinese and Arabic too!

If it’s on your TBR list don’t forget you can also get it as an audiobook and kindle.

Here’s to the start of year two!

17/07/2025

It's Week 2 of my 4-week plan to psychologically warm-down for my holiday… and I’m actually following it (mostly)!

This week’s focus has been to signal to my nervous system that it's OK to take my foot off the gas over August. Permission to detach.

In practice, that’s looked like:

1. Listing the apps I'm deleting from end of next week (and whatsapp chats I'm muting ). It’ll be all the usual socials, although I'm on the fence about Substack!

2. Listing what won’t get done before I leave - I've put it on my board for Sept focus... including launching my new website, which is almost ready to share . It just doesn't make sense to launch and then say goodbye for a month!

3. And my favourite one has been choosing my holiday books. Reading has always been one of my fastest routes to detaching from work, but only when it's got a great storyline - so curating a summer stack feels like a small but important step in preparing my brain to rest.

I've got these three so far but open to more book recommendations!

I’ll share more about how I'm getting on next week! In the meantime the rest of the 4-week guide is in the link in the comments.

11/07/2025

Just let me know if you want this weekly dose by dropping your current favourite emoji into the comments (then I’ll DM you details).

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(Just having fun with these hashtags BTW!)

05/07/2025

Sadly too many people have a story like Greta’s - of a boss humiliating, belittling or terrifying them at some point in their working life.

So I’m very grateful to Greta Solomon for both sharing her own experience and for inviting me to contribute to this brilliant article.

It’s gives a framework for thinking about the impact of this - using the term Post-traumatic Boss Disorder (this not a real disorder according to diagnostic manuals but could feel like a validating label to capture the residual traumatic effects of having a boss like this).

It includes a handy checklist to see if this term applies to you and gives some ideas about what to do if you have had this (or perhaps are still trapped in a situation with an abusive boss).

Out now in Psychologies Magazine (Summer Uk edition).

02/07/2025

This screenshot says it all!

When my podcast episode with Joe Marler went live this morning, I couldn’t bring myself to listen..

I messaged my friend saying, “I can’t do it, all I can remember is that we talked about sh*t.”

She assumed I meant I’d been waffling, but I meant we literally talked about 💩

Link below (for the poop-curious).

Joe Marler's Things People Do

01/07/2025

Registered psychologists feel unhappy about the rise of large, cheap therapy providers who have lots of money to spend on ads and therefore have grown quickly.

For good reason- they’re not as good for the client care or for the therapists who they recruit. Take a look at this really helpful blog post to understand all the reasons in more depth:

https://www.valecoast.co.uk/why-choose-a-small-private-therapy-practice-over-large-corporate-providers/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR6C8SsY01_x9T3UI92Gm1Ypw0tfHjBrCud7zzZAZl64GCAG0WMZAmB-9p5lQw_aem_Ww5Tkm0x1-Je9y4IbDGK7w

Finding the right therapist can make all the difference when you’re going through a difficult time. Whether you are dealing with anxiety, depression, bereavement, trauma, relationship difficulties or something else, therapy should be a space that feels safe, consistent and focused on your individu...