by Peter Gillogley | Feb 6, 2019
You probably will not be surprised the hear that no two sessions are the same, individuals are unique, and effective therapy needs to be tailored to in individuals situation and personal recovery journey. That said there are some common components to therapy for...
by Peter Gillogley | Feb 3, 2019
ACT helps you notice when you are ruminating and skills to respond more flexibly to difficult thoughts and feelings. The focus of ACT is not to try to change your negative thoughts (although your thoughts might change) or make them go away. When you notice yourself...
by Peter Gillogley | Feb 3, 2019
Rumination has been defined as a negative form of repetitive focusing on the causes, meanings, and consequences of negative mood and depressive symptoms. Rumination seems to predict the beginning of depressive episodes, predict the maintaining of depression as well as...
by Peter Gillogley | Feb 3, 2019
Difficult thoughts such as “I am worthless” “I don’t want to face the day” “this is hopeless”, are unpleasant, and it makes sense that people try to avoid having these thoughts. Common strategies include distractions such as...
by Peter Gillogley | Feb 3, 2019
Feelings of worthlessness and helplessness are difficult to bear. Unsurprisingly, research tells us that people who are experiencing more severe depression, are more likely to have thoughts of suicide. Combining the results of 27 research studies (May and Klonsky,...
