Tag: #Therapist

• Overcoming Perfectionism

  Perfectionism is often a response of us tying our worth to our ability to do things.We often asscociate being perfect with a high sense of worth. This ideology sometimes develops due to criticism from others in childhood when things weren’t “perfect”. When things aren’t perfect it can be common for people to experience low self…

  shadesofpsych

  8th Dec 2025

  wellbeing

  #Depression, #MentalHealth, #Psych, #Relatable, #SeekingSupport, #ShadesofPsych, #Therapist, compassion, mental-health, psychology, wellbeing

• People Pleasing – Why do we say yes when we actually wanted to say no?

  People pleasing, why we do it and how to manage and overcome this.

  shadesofpsych

  1st Dec 2025

  Uncategorised

  #MentalHealth, #Psych, #Relatable, #SeekingSupport, #ShadesofPsych, #Therapist, compassion, psychology, wellbeing

• Motivation vs Consistency

  Should we really be focusing on motivation when feeling depressed? I personally don’t think so. Having knowledge and education about motivation is very helpful and so so so important but when it comes down to fundamentally being motivated. Thats the last thing we should be looking at. Often for motivation to occur we need to…

  shadesofpsych

  10th Nov 2025

  wellbeing

  #Depression, #MentalHealth, #Relatable, #ShadesofPsych, #Therapist, mindset, psychology, wellbeing

• Managing Stressful Working Weeks as a Mental Health Professional

  As a Low Intensity CBT Therapist (PWP) we sometimes assess and work with heavy stories and emotions. Not to mention the ridiculously high caseload of clients we have to see weekly, plus never ending admin. It can become really easily to finish the day or week feeling drained and burnt out. Its unsure whether the…

  shadesofpsych

  26th May 2025

  wellbeing

  #Gratitude, #MentalHealth, #Psych, #Relatable, #SeekingSupport, #ShadesofPsych, #Therapist, psychology