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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Tolerating Uncertainty

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Tolerating Uncertainty Individuals with anxiety are more often to experience intolerance to uncertainty, which means not knowing what might happen in the future may produce worrying about potential negative outcomes. There are three situations that can activate worry: unpredictable situations when the outcome is unclear (e.g., waiting for results […]

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Using Telepsychology for Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy

Using Telepsychology for Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy Telepsychology is defined as a method of delivering psychological services through electronic devices, including telephone, videoconferencing, texting, and mobile applications. The use of remote technologies for psychological services can include assessment, individual therapy, group therapy, and couples therapy. The shift from face-to-face sessions to telepsychology was prominent in

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CBT for Self-Esteem

Self-esteem is defined as an individual’s positive or negative attitude towards self. Low self-esteem is characterized as having an overall negative opinion or evaluation about oneself as a person (e.g., “I’m stupid”, “I’m not good enough”, “I’m a loser”, “I’m not loveable”). Typically, individuals with low self-esteem have deep-seated negative opinions or beliefs

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Mindfulness

What is mindfulness? Mindfulness can be defined as the act of bringing awareness to our thoughts, feelings, and behaviours in the present moment without judgment or attachment. Mindfulness has roots in early Eastern philosophies over 2500 years ago and by the 1970’s mindfulness became more integrated into modern therapeutic practices by Dr. Jon

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CBT for Skin-Picking Disorder and Hair-Pulling Disorder

What is Skin-Picking Disorder and Hair-Pulling Disorder? Skin-Picking Disorder (or Excoriation Disorder) and Hair-Pulling Disorder (or Trichotillomania) are types of body-focused repetitive behaviours that involve excessive grooming that fall under the category of obsessive-compulsive disorders. It is common for people to experience both skin-picking and hair-pulling disorders because they are often comorbid. What

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