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Felicity Jefferson

Aug 223 min

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 133 min

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 63 min

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 12 min

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

Jul 233 min

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 183 min

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 93 min

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 32 min

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...