by Peter Gillogley | Jan 29, 2019
Dodo Bird Findings The emphasis on identifying particular evidence-based therapies was challenged by the “Dodo Bird findings”. The saying is a quote from the Dodo bird in Alice in Wonderland that “Everybody has won and all must have prizes? The Dodo Bird...
by Peter Gillogley | Jan 29, 2019
If you are feeling anxious or depressed you may also you find yourself feeling unhelpfully threatened, isolated, self-critical and ashamed. It’s quite understandable given the evolutionary design of our brains and difficult to shift patterns of thinking and behaving...
by Peter Gillogley | Jan 29, 2019
You may find Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) useful if you have been: struggling with your thoughts (getting hooked in by thoughts and memories), engaging in life-interfering behaviours to avoid difficult emotions, not being really present (drifting off into...
by Peter Gillogley | Jan 29, 2019
During the first session, you and the therapist will collaboratively attempt to make sense of: what problem – what brought you to therapy, why now – what precipitated the current situation, which experiences, personal traits and social environment...
by Peter Gillogley | Jan 29, 2019
So, you are wanting to choose a therapist but you are confused about how to go about it. You also want to do something that helps you make lasting changes in how you live your life. Seems like you have already made the first step, researching different psychologists...
