Anxiety is a natural response of our bodies and minds to a threat. When we sense something dangerous or potentially stressful, we might begin feeling tense, and worried. Another word for anxiety is fear. It is a natural emotion that all human beings experience in response to danger. Its purpose is to protect us. However, if we feel anxious (fear)
Loneliness can be difficult to feel and navigate. People who find themselves feeling lonely and needing connection, often turn to the Internet, social media or ChatGPT for insights, tips and techniques. It is also common to come to psychotherapy in search of resolution to this feeling. When we find ourselves feeling lonely, the way to heal our heart is to
When you suppress your emotions, you make a conscious decision to push those feelings down. You try not to feel them, and keep them hidden instead of processing and expressing them. The challenge is that suppressing our emotions can have both short-term and long-term effects on your mental and physical health. Short-term effects of suppressing emotions may include: Overtime, this
There are numerous approaches to psychotherapy, from cognitive and behavioural, to those focused on the unconscious mind, or early childhood. The first psychotherapeutic approach ever created was psychoanalysis, and body psychotherapy grew out of that. It has been a part of a wider psychotherapeutic field from the very beginning of talk therapy, however, as it was not fully aligned with
Depression (major depressive disorder or clinical depression) is what we call a set of symptoms that occur together and last for an extended amount of time. In medical circles depression is considered to be a mental health illness though there are no lab tests that one can take to confirm the diagnosis. Depression is said to impact a person’s brain and
All types of therapy work in a similar way – they are based on creating a safe, warm, holding relationship with your therapist. It is through this relationship that you can begin working through your challenges, and issues. Therapy creates an opportunity for you to try out new ways of being in a relationship, and in the world. It gives
Before this question is answered (and you will find the answer below), I would like to invite you to consider what is your reason for going to psychotherapy, and how important this reason is for you. Psychotherapy is an investment in yourself. If you consider the time and money we spend on Friday drinks, nights out, takeaways, and other little
The terms such as: “counselor”, “psychologist” and “psychotherapist” are often used interchangeably. While all these terms refer to professionals working in a mental health sector, each of these might have a slightly different meaning. When we begin looking for therapeutic support, it’s good to have a general idea of what what different terms mean. This article will talk you through
There is a lot of uncertainty about what actually happens during a therapy session. Often when we think about psychotherapy, we envision a patient lying down on a couch with a therapist sitting on a chair and taking notes. We might imagine that therapy involves talking about our parents, or childhood and maybe even being hypnotized. Indeed, this is what
Sometimes we all experience that nervous, anxious, uncomfortable feeling running through our bodies. When feel anxious, worried, or tense, we naturally begin to pay closer attention to what’s happening around us. We’re subcosciously looking for the cause of those uncomfortable sensations. We might even start analysing the past events or imagining different things that could go wrong. Does that sound