WHAT IS HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY?
A holistic approach
Health psychology takes a holistic view of health and well-being.
It takes a biopsychosocial approach to intervention design which means it considers biological factors such as genetics, medication and sleep quality, psychological aspects such as mental illness, motivation levels, habits, learning styles, stress and personality and social factors such as education level, financial status, social support and stigma when considering how best to improve health.
One of its primary concerns is bridging the ‘intention-behaviour gap’. Most people know what they ‘should’ do but struggle to put changes into practice. Health psychologists specialise in identifying and overcoming barriers to change that are unique to the individual.
HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY SESSIONS
You & your health
As a Chartered Health Psychologist, Sophie helps people with most issues that relate to health behaviour change or the psychology of health and illness including:
Improving nutrition
Improving physical activity levels
Managing stress
Adapting to long term health conditions such as diabetes
Smoking cessation
Reducing drug use
Sophie takes a weight inclusive approach to Health Psychology following the HAES (Health At Every Size) school of thought.