by Richard Amaral | Nov 2, 2018 | Change, Uncategorized
For the next few weeks, I’ll be focusing on the relationship between your thoughts, behaviours, and feelings. These are the main aspects behind cognitive-behavioural therapy (or CBT). The power of your beliefs The cognitive model, which is at the foundation of CBT,...
by Richard Amaral | Oct 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
What is common amongst anxiety-based disorders (e.g., social anxiety, OCD, panic disorder) is that it’s often caused by distorted, negative, critical, and biased ways of thinking. To be more specific, when you are feeling anxious your emotions are being influenced by...
by Richard Amaral | Oct 18, 2018 | Anxiety, Counselling and Psychotherapy, Mental Health, Stress
It’s the first thing I forget about when I’m stressed or anxious: My breath. When I feel overwhelmed with whatever is happening in life, I seem to forget about my breathing. In a way, I end up taking it for granted. This is the brilliance of the human body. The...
by Richard Amaral | Oct 10, 2018 | Mental Health
My associates and I are seeing teens with some unique issues. I say they’re ‘unique’ because the parents of today’s teens never had to deal with any of these concerns. The names of these concerns are foreign, but the outcome is the same:...
by Richard Amaral | Oct 4, 2018 | Anxiety
I’m a typical extrovert, which means I get energized by being around people. If I’m feeling tired, unhappy, or stressed out, spending time talking to others is a great way for me to improve my mood. Yet, even as an extrovert there are times when I get nervous about...
