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What is EMDR Therapy – and Why Are So Many People Talking About It?
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) might sound like a mouthful, but it's EMDR is an effective treatment for a range of...
Felicity Jefferson
Jun 112 min read
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Why Children Blame Themselves for Abuse and Neglect — And Why It Matters
Trigger warning: Discussions of the consequences of childhood abuse and neglect. One of the most heartbreaking — and consistently...
Felicity Jefferson
May 203 min read
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Improving Communication for Better Mental Health
One thing that surprised me when I started working as a psychologist was how much our communication skills contribute to our mental...
Felicity Jefferson
Aug 22, 20243 min read
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3 of the Most Common Unhelpful Thinking Styles
You're probably aware that when we experience a threat or danger, our body goes into a state of "fight, flight or freeze (or fawn)". You...
Felicity Jefferson
Aug 13, 20243 min read
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The Trouble with Thinking...
Last week I introduced Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). This week I wanted to explore in a bit more detail the thinking aspects of...
Felicity Jefferson
Aug 6, 20243 min read
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What is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)?
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) was first founded in the 1960’s by Dr. Aaron Beck when he noticed that depressed clients often...
Felicity Jefferson
Aug 1, 20242 min read
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Toxic Positivity and Acceptance of Emotions
Last week I wrote about the importance of values, one of the central aspects of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). This week I...
Felicity Jefferson
Jul 23, 20243 min read
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The Importance of Value Oriented Action in improving mental health
Value oriented action is just a fancy way of saying taking steps in the direction of the things that really matter to you. You know, like...
Felicity Jefferson
Jul 18, 20243 min read
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Writing as Therapy
Writing can be an extremely useful tool to help you continue your therapeutic work between sessions. With most clients I will often...
Felicity Jefferson
Jul 9, 20243 min read
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What is Schema Therapy?
In the 1990's, Jeffrey Young developed Schema Therapy in an attempt to address what was missing in traditional Cognitive Behavioural...
Felicity Jefferson
Jul 3, 20242 min read
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