Mindfulness-Based Therapy
Do you find when you are trying to focus or relax you are easily distracted? Are you always worried and find it difficult to turn your mind off? Are you suffering from repeated bouts of depression or chronic unhappiness?
Mindfulness Therapy combines the ideas of cognitive therapy with meditative practices and attitudes based on the cultivation of mindfulness. It assists individuals to be consciously aware of the here and now. As your thoughts and feelings present, mindfulness helps you to accept these thoughts and emotions in a caring, compassionate, and non-judgmental way. Moreover, awareness of your thoughts and emotions can help you to acknowledge your actions that impede your progress.
Recent research has shown that people who have been clinically depressed three or more times in their life find that learning mindfulness-based skills help considerably to reduce their chances of depression returning.
What does MBCT help treat?
- Depression and anxiety
- Food and eating issues
- Low mood and negative thoughts
- Body sensations such as weariness and sluggishness
- Psychosis
Some mindfulness interventions are…
- Breath Work
- Guided meditation and Imagery
- Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR)
- Acceptance and tolerance of undesired feelings
- Compassionate self-support when working to cope with feelings
- Active modification towards feelings towards a desired direction
If you can relate to any of the above issues, mindfulness-based therapy may be right for you. MBCT can help you separate yourself from your thoughts and moods and teaches you how to recognize your sense of being. It also aims to give you the necessary tools to combat depressive and anxiety symptoms as they arise.
Evidence indicates that mindfulness-based therapy may reduce the rate of depressive relapse by 50%. If you or someone you know may benefit from mindfulness-based therapy, please contact me today for a free consultation. I would be happy to speak with you about how I may be able to help.