Psychotherapy during a lockdown
We have a second lockdown in Ireland. The number of cases surge rapidly with a second wave across Europe. When will that end? Tiredness of uncertain future can bring a mental toll on mental health. Also isolation and loneliness for certain vulnerable groups can increase. Often people do not think about engaging in psychotherapy during […]
Psychotherapy and Culture
Psychotherapy has different faces influenced by personal, cultural and context components. Today I will talk a bit about culture. The culture specific psychotherapy can be a very important aspect of its effectiveness. Even though a psychotherapy training mentions a need for flexibility and being culturally aware unfortunately practise and application takes a different road. During […]
CBT-how it works and is it for everyone?
CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) relates to a cognition and behavior used as tools for an emotional change. CBT model talks about emotions, thinking and behavior inter-influencing each other. So we can change emotions by using reconstruction of our thinking or by changing our behavior, or we can start from emotions if they are too high […]
Psychotherapy tools – Is a meditation for everyone?
Welcome back after Christmas. Hope you All found your preferable way of spending this time. Now we are back to the routine and numbers of Covid cases do not allow us to fully feel comfortable in this New Year. But lets not loose the Spirit. We just keep walking and continue use this time for […]
Active/directive but empathetic approach – Psychotherapy tools
Hello, I will be starting some series of posts related to the list of psychological tools included on my About page. The goal of this series is to explain to you what they entail and how they are used in psychotherapy. Apart from various types of therapy that consist common ground of philosophy and research, […]
Goal Directed Approach in CBT
Hello Dear People, today I will talk about goal directed approach. Goals are part of our life even if we do not realise it. Personal goals, health goals, career goals etc. Goals can give us a purpose but also a sense of achievement, moving forward, experiencing progress or/and a sense of fulfilment. The study of Rose […]
Solution Focused Approach in CBT
Welcome on the next post about tools used in therapy setting I have to offer. Today I will talk about solution focused approach that is a part of my practise so you can make fully informed decision. The solution focus approach is a part of Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) that brings into an attention […]