The Oura ring that I use to track my health gives me three primary scores every day. When I wake up, I receive a readiness score, a sleep score and an activity level score from the day before. All of these are out of 100, with the higher daily score perceived as better. To achieveContinue reading “What if Being a Therapist is Unhealthy?”
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The Four Ultimate Concerns in Life
I’ve been afraid to say this for a while because of how it will be perceived, but my favourite book of all time is actually a textbook. So before you think that makes me someone you would never want to speak to, I’ll ask if you have ever read anything by Irvin Yalom, American PsychiatristContinue reading “The Four Ultimate Concerns in Life”
Are You Asking the Right Questions In Your Search For a Therapist?
If you were searching the web as a consumer, looking for the best Psychologist, would you know what to search for? If you said that you would look for someone experienced, it is a good guess, but years of experience don’t seem to make too much of a difference in improving therapeutic outcomes (Minami etContinue reading “Are You Asking the Right Questions In Your Search For a Therapist?”
What Do Clients Find Most Helpful About Therapy?
When clients first begin their therapy journey, they often ask to be taught specific skills to help them achieve their particular goals. Clients believe that if they can be taught these skills, they will overcome their difficulties or the problems that led to them entering therapy. They will then have no subsequent complications or needContinue reading “What Do Clients Find Most Helpful About Therapy?”
Personality Assessments – The Way to Figure Out Who We Are
There are many different assessments tools that Psychologists can use to help you answer the big question — “Who am I?” I will introduce these to you now so that you can determine if you’d like to give any of them a try: #1 — Psychiatric Assessment Many Psychologists will take a clinical history during the first session, whichContinue reading “Personality Assessments – The Way to Figure Out Who We Are”
Damon Ashworth Psychology 