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Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy or MBCT was developed by three therapists, Zindel Segal, Mark Williams, and John Teasdale. They were looking at upgrading cognitive therapy and combined it with a program called mindfulness-based stress reduction. What followed was...

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, regardless of the type of life you had, there was something to worry about. Sometimes that would be the bills or work-related problems and at other times those closest to you. As much as the pandemic changed our lives, it didn’t...

Cannabis has long carried the notion that it is harmless. Especially among the younger generations who use it without much thought about the consequences. And contrary to what you might think, the drug’s usage hasn’t stopped during the pandemic.  If anything, it has...

In April 2020, soon after the lockdown started, articles and research were pointing to the fact mental health problems are on the rise. Independent said more than four in ten Irish adults are feeling lonely.  That was after a few weeks of lockdown. Now imagine the...

Alcohol consumption in Ireland in 2019 showed persons aged 15+ drink around 10.78 litres of pure alcohol. The Health Research Board mentioned this is equal to around 40 litres of gin or vodka, 116 bottles of wine, or 445 pints of beer per person. Now consider two more...

Addiction is not only a substance use disorder, you can be addicted to sex, porn, social media, gambling, and gaming. But when we do talk about substance addiction, the field is again broad. Are you addicted to medication, alcohol, or cannabis?   The problem with...

BPD has long been an undefined disorder. It was often used to describe an atypical form of another mental health disorder like depression, bipolar disorder, and anxiety. It carried many negative stigmas and it was even considered untreatable.   But Borderline...

Humanistic psychotherapy or human-centred counselling is an approach to counselling based on the idea that everyone, given the right conditions, has the ability to change. It is a way of thinking for the therapist, and also a way of life.    It is a part of my...

Dialectical behavioural therapy or DBT was first introduced in 1978 by Marsha Linehan. Linehan created the treatment specifically for treating individuals with borderline personality disorder.   However, because of its effectiveness in treating a wide range of...