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INSIGHTS AND TOOLS TO EMPOWER CHANGE
Reflections on Well-Being, Contentment, Psychological Science, Cognitive Behavioral and other Evidence-based Therapies
Depressive Triad: I suck, the world sucks, and it will be like this forever!
When someone is depressed, there are three common themes to the content of their thoughts: negative views of self, the world and the future.
May 6, 2024
A Bit about Positive Psychology
What if we didn't have to get unwell to begin with? There is a whole field of psychology focused on that: Positive Psychology.
Apr 4, 2024
Mindfully Going Through Your Work Day
The antidote to inefficiency and disengagement is to add both a sense of purpose and mindful action to our days.
Apr 1, 2024
Fight or Flight?
See what happens in our body when our brains perceive a possible threat (yes, it is just like it was for our cavemen ancestors).
Feb 29, 2024
How to Get Started with a Mindfulness Practice
What is mindfulness? It is a concept describing a state where we pay full attention to the present moment.
Feb 7, 2024
Why We All Have Troubled Relationships
TEAM-CBT suggests motivation, not just skills or self-esteem, is key to improving relationships. True change begins when we act first.
Jan 23, 2024
How common is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
GAD is that nagging, annoying, and relentless nasty voice in your head reminding you of everything that can possibly go wrong.
Dec 22, 2023
CBT Operates Between Stimulus and Response
"Between stimulus and response there is a space" underscores the core principles of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in empowering change.
Nov 20, 2023
Anger Management with Humor
Good news: there are various psychological interventions to manage anger, and one surprisingly effective tool is...humor.
Nov 1, 2023
Self-care by Building a Life you Want to Live
If you find yourself having to regularly indulge in consumer self-care, it’s because you are disconnected from actual self-care.
Aug 7, 2023
Self-compassion and Psychological Wellbeing
Self-compassion is not about being selfish or self-indulgent. It is about recognizing that we are all human beings who make mistakes.
Apr 19, 2023
Too much Stress? The Yerkes-Dodson Law
Some stress is good. Too little or too much may lead to subpar performance. The question is how to modulate the stress. Enter Yerkes-Dodson.
Apr 6, 2023
Anxiety vs. Fear: What is the difference anyway?
Fear is to anxiety as concrete is to imagined, actual is to forecast, or today is to tomorrow. In CBT, we address both with effective tools.
Mar 17, 2023
Length of Psychotherapy: How long will I be in treatment?
CBT is a focused model of therapy that aims to reduce current symptoms, address specific problems, and build skills in a short time period.
Feb 28, 2023
Empathy: What is it, really?
Empathy is a fundamental ingredient of any psychotherapy treatment. It is so important in TEAM-CBT that it gets its own acronym letter "E".
Feb 8, 2023
Empowering Change
"Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom."
- Viktor Frankl
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