BELINDA TRAIN PSYCHOLOGIST
Psychologist in Cape Town

A four-session assessment process can be enough to meet the needs of some clients. It can also provide the opportunity to decide whether further psychotherapy will be useful to you. In my view compassionate awareness is key to the therapeutic endeavor. individual therapy for adults dealing with, amongst other issues, self-esteem, concerns regarding work and career, intimate relationships, parenting, anxiety, and depression. Familiarity, sexuality, and spirituality in romantic relationships. Fear is generally about something outside of oneself that can be clearly identified whether situational or a concrete object. It can range from a slight twinge of uneasiness to a full-blown panic attack. Anxiety disorders are distinguished from normal anxiety because they involve anxiety that is 1) more intense, 2) lasts longer (persisting well after the stressful situation has passed), and 3) leads to avoidance of situations or objects that interfere with your life. Recognising and re-evaluating faulty beliefs and adopting a more easy-going view of life. Stigma and shame associated with depression is changing and more and more people talk about it. People live with these symptoms, move on in their lives and do the things they want to do. Possible causes of depression and things you can do to alleviate it. Diet: three balanced meals a day, plenty of water, high in complex carbs, cut sugar, processed carbs, caffeine, alcohol, be aware of possible allergies. Find a counselor/support group that does understand you to share with. Find opportunies (perhaps through voluntary work, the church, the school) to function in valued roles. Take a positive attitude: Change negative thoughts, wait it out, stay active, recall good times, focus on living one day at a time, make and stick to simple plans and schedules, seek help, focus on spirituality. Seek support, build a strong support network of family, friends, support groups, health care professionals that you can talk to. Desperation: no matter what the problems or how hard they seem to deal with, there is always a way out that is better than death. Seasonal triggers: if family times like Christmas trigger a bad response, make sure you spend time with people you enjoy being with. Fatigue: eat foods high in complex carbohydrates, take a break, get exercise.