Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a type of psychotherapy that focuses on helping individuals increase psychological flexibility and live a more meaningful life. Developed in the 1980s by Steven C. Hayes, ACT is based on the idea that psychological suffering is caused by an inability to accept certain thoughts, emotions, and sensations, and by […]
Author: John Belchamber
Hows Does Your Mind Hook You?
How Does Your Mind Hook You? The human mind is excellent at telling stories which we get hooked on, believing that they are instructions for living our life, rather than just being thoughts and feelings to observe. Action and Commitment Therapy (ACT) provides tools to unhook ourselves from such stories. The stories our mind sends […]
Dropping Anchor
Dropping Anchor is a technique taken from Dr. Russ Harris’s excellent book, The happiness Trap. This simple mindfulness technique can help you weather any emotional ‘storm’ and bring you back into the present, calm and ready to face the day. This image series first appeared on our Facebook Page and Instagram accounts. For further information […]
Counselling For Men
Males account for 75% of the deaths by suicide in Australia each year yet men avoid seeing counsellors, clearly this needs to change and John Belchamber wants Sunny Coast Counselling to help make this happen.
Counselling – Why Are You Waiting?
I often speak with potential clients who haven’t considered seeing a counsellor because their GP referred to a psychologist with a mental health plan. This post looks at three of the common misconceptions.