Felicity JeffersonAug 223 min readImproving Communication for Better Mental HealthOne thing that surprised me when I started working as a psychologist was how much our communication skills contribute to our mental...
Felicity JeffersonAug 133 min read3 of the Most Common Unhelpful Thinking StylesYou'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 JeffersonAug 63 min readThe 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 JeffersonAug 12 min readWhat 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 JeffersonJul 233 min readToxic Positivity and Acceptance of EmotionsLast week I wrote about the importance of values, one of the central aspects of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). This week I...
Felicity JeffersonJul 183 min readThe 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 JeffersonJul 93 min readWriting as TherapyWriting can be an extremely useful tool to help you continue your therapeutic work between sessions. With most clients I will often...
Felicity JeffersonJul 32 min readWhat is Schema Therapy? In the 1990's, Jeffrey Young developed Schema Therapy in an attempt to address what was missing in traditional Cognitive Behavioural...