June 2022 Let’s be honest about it, not many of us have great enthusiasm to spend the little free time that we have from our busy daily schedules on exercising. We all know it’s good for our health ,but do you also know that it improves your mental health and reduces the risk of developing mental disorders? The following points [...]

May 2022 We are asked to keep our distance, work from home, stop gathering with many people and some places are even off limits. Somehow socials distancing started feeling as social isolation. But, it does not have to be this way. We can still pick up the phone, do videoconferencing, send messages or emails, participate in online activities(e.g. workshops, exercise [...]

April 2022 Perfectionism is mistakenly seen in our society as a desirable trait or necessity for success. Focusing on the small details and flaws costs allot time and energy, which can also reduce productivity and efficiency. Thoughts are very inflexible and dominated by many ‘’shoulds’’. The unrealistic and unattainable standards of perfections eliminates experiencing satisfaction. It seems that [...]

March 2022 Sometimes we make mistakes and we disappoint ourselves and others. Sometimes things do not work out like we planned and sometimes we fail. Failure is part of life. It can only be prevented if we do nothing and live alone in a vacuum. After the initial shock, vulnerability rises and negative emotions are often being experienced. [...]

February 2022 Clients, who come to therapy often feel stuck or say they are not able to do something or cannot anymore.  Sometimes in order to improve and grow we need to make a conscious choice. In making  that choice we take responsibility on the progress we make. In consciously choosing to actively participate and practice in the [...]

December 2021 In the previous part we talked about behavior change. This month we will deal with thoughts that are linked with uncertainty. In times of chaos and disbalance , it helps to try to find some meaning and purpose in the whole chaos. Research has found that if we feel our life is full with purpose and [...]

December 2021 Since the Corona started many people experience allot of uncertainty. With the constant flow of divers information and split opinions, limited freedom and changes around us, the sense of loss, helplessness, hopelessness, frustrations and emotional distress are common. One of the ways in which we can cope with uncertainty is to limit what we expose ourselves [...]

November 2021 When we learn to tend to other’s needs or we learn how to behave from observing other’s unhealthy boundaries in their relationships, it makes it hard to set our own boundaries. People who, are not use to hearing assertive boundary setting from you, may react negatively, which might provoke anxiety and guilt in you for asserting [...]

October 2021 The topic of this month is boundaries. Boundaries are important in every type of relationship ,as they help us protect ourselves.  When we trust someone, feel emotionally close to them, we let them more in and others we keep at a distance. The distance or how much one is allowed within your emotional or physical space [...]

September 2021 Have you experienced feelings of sadness, being stuck, lack of pleasure and being tired all the time in the past months? Do positive emotions seem like far away memories? Does everything seem hard or impossible?  If you can relate to this, are you ready for a change?  The exercise of this month is to test your [...]