One thing that surprised me when I started working as a psychologist was how much our communication skills contribute to our mental...

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...

Last week I introduced Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). This week I wanted to explore in a bit more detail the thinking aspects of...

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) was first founded in the 1960’s by Dr. Aaron Beck when he noticed that depressed clients often...

Last week I wrote about the importance of values, one of the central aspects of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). This week I...

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...

Writing can be an extremely useful tool to help you continue your therapeutic work between sessions. With most clients I will often...

In the 1990's, Jeffrey Young developed Schema Therapy in an attempt to address what was missing in traditional Cognitive Behavioural...