This article contains a series of questions about obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms designed to help you describe your problem for assessment in cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT). Continue reading
This article provides examples of questions potentially used in Metacognitive Therapy to help understand (conceptualise) obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Continue reading
Mindfulness & Social Resilience Gaining Appropriate Psychological Distance Distressing thoughts in social anxiety differ qualitatively from thoughts in most other forms of anxiety in that they are often attributed to other people, e.g., “He thinks I’m an idiot.” Recent “mindfulness … Continue reading
This short article describes the strategy of “adaptive checking”, a form of Exposure and Response Commission (ERC), in Metacognitive Therapy for obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Continue reading
Two NHS video clips about cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and a two-part ITV documentary. Continue reading
This short article describes the “decatastrophising” strategy used in Beck’s cognitive therapy as a self-help technique for severe anxiety. Continue reading
Brief review of The Anxiety and Worry Workbook (2012) by Clark and Beck, the new self-help book for anxiety by the founder of cognitive therapy. Continue reading
This brief article explores some well-established facts about psychological therapy that clients may not be familiar with. Continue reading
This short article provides a basic “three-stage” self-help guide to one of the simplest CBT techniques for managing worry, the “stimulus control” method, which is the basis of more complex therapy approaches. Continue reading
Some brief notes on applying Detached Mindfulness, from Metacognitive Therapy (MCT), to social anxiety situations. Continue reading