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The Art of Destressing: How Creativity Creates Less Stress

MQ Mental Health

For me, I realised in my ongoing journey of mental health recovery, that the days I didn’t create were the days I felt disconnected and more likely to experience intrusive thoughts or unhealthy coping strategies. Creativity can be seen by some, perhaps in past decades, as frivolous.

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Is travel good for your mental health?

MQ Mental Health

While some mental illnesses are associated with impulsivity and recklessness , there is also evidence that recovery from mental illness can be promoted through positive risk-taking. Of course I needed to reach a certain level of recovery before traveling at all, let alone solo.

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Mental wellbeing can, and should, be assessed in clinical samples

Society of Clinical Psychology

Before you continue reading this blog, take a moment and reflect for one moment: what do you, as a clinical psychologist, use as a criterion for recovery or therapy success? Do you mainly focus on recovery from symptoms? However, the concepts of recovery and mental health have been changing over time (Bohlmeijer & Westerhof, 2021).

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Harnessing Identity: The Key to Facilitating Effective Therapy Groups?

Society of Clinical Psychology

Creation of mental health-promoting norms and identities : Positive therapeutic outcomes are more likely when clients internalise new identities that emphasize recovery and empowerment, rather than identities defined by an illness. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research , 23 (1), 222–234. Robertson et al., link] Robertson, A.

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Depression & Perfectionism

Gateway Foundation

Psychotherapy can also help people identify their harsh self-beliefs to change them over time. People who turn to substances to cope or struggle with perfectionism while in recovery can turn to addiction experts for help. In addiction recovery, you can learn the importance of accepting yourself.

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Clinical Philosophy

I don't know about you, but the reason I often make notes after psychotherapy sessions is because I need aides-memoires. I've about 18 patients - in my private psychotherapy practice - at any one time; most of them attend just once a week. to make a joke ten minutes into the session?). So, good: there is that!

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How to Choose a Therapist: Tips and Fits

Stop Abuse Campaign

“Therapy” is often used interchangeably with the terms “counseling” and “psychotherapy.” Counseling and psychotherapy are used with virtually all types of mental illness including: . It is essentially a helping relationship between a licensed mental health professional and a client. What areas do counseling and therapy address?