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Things are not always black and white - how to change tricky thinking styles using CBT techniques

Things are not always black and white - how to change tricky thinking styles using CBT techniques

Black-and-white thinking, also known as "all-or-nothing" or "dichotomous" thinking, is a type of cognitive distortion where a person views situations, people, or events as either completely good or completely bad, with no room for shades of grey or complexity.

CBT therapy is a highly effective type of therapy to help shift this type of unhelpful thinking. CBT is an effective therapeutic approach that can help people change their extreme and black-and-white thinking patterns by challenging and replacing their negative or distorted thoughts with more realistic and flexible ones.

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What is Brief Strategic Therapy?

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What is Brief Strategic Therapy?

When it comes to psychotherapy approaches, there are a number of different theoretical models that would explain how the person interacts with themselves, others, and the world.

Dr Susana Lara explains Brief Strategic Therapy (BST). She looks at what to expect within an online therapy session with a BST therapist and why it is a very helpful model of therapy for many.

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What is Compassion Focused Therapy? 

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What is Compassion Focused Therapy? 

Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) is a form of psychotherapy that was developed to address high levels of shame and self-criticism. This article looks at what CFT is and why it is such an effective and powerful therapeutic approach for helping break down the blocking effect shame and criticism can have within a person’s recovery.

We explore who would benefit from CFT and list the many My Therapist Online therapist who are trained and experienced to deliver online CFT within their online therapy clinical practice.

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Moving Away from Shaming during Covid-19

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Moving Away from Shaming during Covid-19

Clinical Psychologist, Angelica Attard, shares her thoughts and reflections as restrictions are listed and how to meet these without shaming.

In many countries, police are roaming the streets checking that people are abiding by the rules. However, when people start ‘policing’ each other, and doing so in a shaming way (see news articles), where is the line and how do we draw it? It is a tricky balance, for which I don’t have all the answers, but here are my thoughts to get us thinking and becoming aware.

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Approaching Coronavirus with Compassion

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Approaching Coronavirus with Compassion

Clinical Psychologist, Angelica Attard, shares her thoughts and reflections on how we can use compassion to help us navigate this time and the emotions it might evoke in us.

Angelica helps us to understand that our reactions are instinctual and rooted deeply in evolution. At the same time, we have the capability and a responsibility to be mindful of our behaviour so that we can respond helpfully and with compassion rather than to react automatically and potentially harmfully towards ourselves and others.

The green light for accessing online therapy

The green light for accessing online therapy

At some point in our lives, we all suffer from worries and changes in our mood which may effect our overall happiness. Therapy involves getting an understanding of the reasons and makes a clear plan for working towards feeling good again.

This article aims to give you the green light for accessing therapy.

The Social Media Self-Comparison trap. (CBT therapist advice)

The Social Media Self-Comparison trap. (CBT therapist advice)

For some, social media can cause unhelpful self-comparisons and a lowering of mood. Learn how you could browse social media differently and instead use it as a springboard towards achieving your own goals.

 

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