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3 Lessons Learned from ACT | Psychologist Dr. Hayden Finch

3 Lessons Learned from Acceptance & Commitment Therapy

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Recently, we’ve been talking about how to get the most out of your therapy sessions, and I shared with you three of the main takeaways from one of the most powerful psychological treatments – Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.  I also mentioned that a newer treatment is gaining momentum and filling in for some of CBT’s weaknesses.  This treatment is called Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and the research on it in helping people transform their thinking and find freedom from anxiety, stress, depression, and lots of other mental health problems is super impressive.  You’ve probably never heard of ACT (pronounced as the word “act” rather than by its letters), so I’m here to tell you the main takeaways from this incredible treatment approach. If you’ve tried CBT and felt like it left you hanging, then definitely check out this post because ACT is an interesting extension with different ideas about how to master your mental health.  

 

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3 Lessons Learned from CBT | Psychologist Dr. Hayden Finch

3 Lessons Learned from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

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Cognitive-behavioral therapy is the most widely researched therapy intervention, and for most of the most common mental health conditions it is the absolute best therapy approach.  You might not know much about CBT, though, so today I’ll tell you 3 of the main lessons that underlie how CBT works. If you’re not in therapy, these lessons might help you know where to focus your energy in overcoming your own mental health struggles; and if you are in therapy (even CBT), these lessons should help you consolidate what you’re learning.  Let’s get into it.

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14 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Therapy Sessions | Psychologist Dr. Hayden Finch

14 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Therapy Sessions

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So you’ve gone through all the steps of getting a therapist — it wasn’t easy, but you did it! Congratulations! Now you want to make sure you get the most out of your therapy sessions. In today’s post, I’ll tell you what to do before each therapy session, what to do during therapy sessions, what to do after therapy sessions, and what to do between your therapy sessions to make sure you’re squeezing every ounce of juice out of your therapy that you can. Plus, I put together a worksheet to help you organize it all and maximize your therapy sessions.

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The Secret to Living a Balanced Life | Hayden Finch, PhD | Paradocs Psychological Services | Hayden Finch, PhD | Paradocs Psychological Services

The Secret to Living a Balanced Life

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Psychological health and relieving stress, anxiety, and depression are all about balance.  It’s so cliche that I roll my eyes at myself when I say it to my clients. When we’re stressed, overwhelmed, or anxious, that’s an emotional cue that something is out of balance in our lives.  So we respond by shifting things around. Mental health problems arise (in part) from things being too far out of balance for too long. We’ll rebalance but we too quickly go back to the old patterns that got us out of balance in the first place.  Today, I’ll tell you the piece you’re missing to help you actually get things balanced in the long term.

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5 Things You Need to Know About Imposter Syndrome | Hayden Finch, PhD | Paradocs Psychological Services | Hayden Finch, PhD | Paradocs Psychological Services

5 Things You Need to Know About Imposter Syndrome

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Imposter syndrome is a super trendy topic on social media now.  And like anything online, it’s hard to know what information about it is legit and what information about it has been totally made up and shared enough times that it seems legit.  Unlike lots of social media concepts, imposter syndrome is an actual psychological concept.  It’s been researched and we know a lot about it. So I’m here to tell you 5 things the science says about imposter syndrome so you’ll know the real deal. 

I’ll give you the official definition and tell you some of the thinking and behavior patterns we see in imposter syndrome and tell you what we know about how it affects your mental health. 

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18 Key Characteristics of the Conscientious but Critical Personality Type | Hayden Finch, PhD | Paradocs Psychological Services | Hayden Finch, PhD | Paradocs Psychological Services

18 Key Characteristics of the Conscientious but Critical Personality Type

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Have you heard of the enneagram?  It describes nine personality types that are more based in spirituality and anecdote than science, but they’re an interesting description of how we think about the world, the choices we tend to make, our personal values, how we interact with people, and how we respond to stress.  

 

A lot of the articles I write are geared toward folks who are enneagram type 1.  In part, this is because enneagram 1s tend to think nothing is ever quite good enough so they’re always on a personal improvement quest.  They love a good self-help book and are addicted to researching how to do things. In my article today, I’m sharing with you the core characteristics of type 1s — from their strengths and weaknesses to their core fears and desires.  See if you relate here.  

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How to Overcome Anxiety & Depression with More Useful Questions | Hayden Finch, PhD | Paradocs Psychological Services | Hayden Finch, PhD | Paradocs Psychological Services

How to Overcome Anxiety & Depression with More Useful Questions

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As a full-time therapist, I hear a lot of people’s most intimate thoughts, and I’ve noticed people are asking themselves a lot of questions….a lot of unhelpful questions that are keeping them stuck.  In today’s article, I’ll show you how to turn unhelpful questions (like Why can’t I get this right?) into more productive, useful questions to get you unstuck from anxiety and depression.  Discover how to do it here.

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You're Insulting People with Your Modesty | Hayden Finch, PhD | Paradocs Psychological Services | Hayden Finch, PhD | Paradocs Psychological Services

Your Modesty Is Insulting

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When someone says

“You look nice today!”

 

Do you respond with something like

“I snoozed too long this morning, so this is day 3 hair.”

 

Most of us dismiss compliments because we think it makes us look modest.  Today, I’ll show you how this habit can mean you’re actually insulting people.  Oopsies. And I’ll show you how to change your response to one that’s not so insulting.  If you’re in an intimate relationship, this is a critical skill to develop if you want the compliments to keep flowing.

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How to Become the Person You Want to Be | Hayden Finch, PhD | Paradocs Psychological Services | Hayden Finch, PhD | Paradocs Psychological Services

How to Become the Person You Want to Be

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Psychological research tells us that the reason we feel anxious, stressed, and overwhelmed is the actions we’re taking.  There’s a specific person you want to become…you’ve envisioned that person for a long time, you’ve tried dozens of things to become that person.  You’ve meditated, you’ve gone to the gym, you’ve even gone to therapy. I’ve got a message for you in today’s article about how to actually make the changes.  

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