Cognitive (thought) distortions refer to a biased way of thinking about ourselves, others & the world around us. These automatic patterns of thinking, if extreme negative, can lead to negative motions and behaviours in response.
Find out how CBT can help you to challenge cognitive distortions, which helps to change negative cycles of thinking, behaving & feeling.
Find out what Online Therapy actually is, why so many therapists are backing it and why so many people are now choosing it over in-clinic delivery of best therapy practices.
We look at traditional in-clinic delivery of therapy and why it would be more suitable for some and why online therapy, while it ticks many convenience, boxes may not be the best delivery format for for all.
Black and white thinking is the tendency to see things as all-or-nothing, things are either good or bad, right or wrong. We will all be able to recognise this type of thinking from time to time. Here Lisa Johnston, CBT Therapist and founder of My Therapist Online, shares some advice about how best to manage this type of unhelpful thinking in order to find the grey… or indeed a range of colour in the way we perceive things.
To frequently have trouble sleeping can be a frustrating and debilitating experience. Many of those who are suffering with anxiety at night and insomnia are being advised to seek Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) which is an evidence based way off addressing these cycles. Here Lisa Johnston, a CBT therapist and anxiety disorders expert shares a few strategies you can try to help improve the quality of your sleep and start to reduce nighttime anxiety.
Phones have without a doubt changed how we live our lives. Many of the tools and applications on them make our lives easier and more convenient, however contrary to all the good they have brought, they have started to affect people’s attention span and alter how we engage in our day to day experiences.
Learn some top tips how to manage your phone better, to look after your mental wellbeing.
Learn how to successfully achieve your wellbeing goals this year.
Lisa has successfully supported hundreds of people in achieving their health, wellbeing and happiness goals. Lisa Johnston shares her top-tips for not just setting your goals but in how to consistently achieve them. We hope she can help you too.
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) affects around 40% of the population every winter. For a person suffering with SAD it can be debilitating and make the winter months seem never-ending.
Here you can learn about SAD and how it can be treated. There are things that you can do to help yourself as well as professional support available to manage and indeed overcome it.
In this article Veena Ugargol, who is a Yoga Therapist for Mental Health and Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, summarises some fascinating research on mindfulness, compassion and kindness. By practicing the skills that underpin wellbeing, we can learn be better at it, just as we do any newly learned skill.
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.
