cognitive behavioural therapy Archives – Wendy Dignan, Cheshire & London

Why Are You Still Struggling?

by Wendy Dignan | Tags: affairs, alone, anxiety, anxiety cure, CBT, cheshire, cognitive behavioural therapy, counselling, couple problems, depression, GAD, health anxiety, hopelessness, how often should i have therapy, mental health, mindfulness, panic attacks, psychologist

I’ve just had a review posted on my Facebook. Its an incredibly brave move to do so. Posting this may mean that somebody finally gets the help they need. Mental health is a problem that people don’t like to talk about, and the taboo of mental health problems means that people often don’t get the […]

The stigma of mental health problems

by Wendy Dignan | Tags: anxiety, CBT, CBT Wilmslow, cognitive behavioural therapy, depression, depression cure, mental health, psychotherapy

I always feel very honoured when people choose to work with me. I consider it a great privilege that they feel confident enough in my training and experience to help them through tough times to the other side. Sometimes people turn up in my office that have had a particularly tough time, and this client […]

What Will You Change?

by Wendy Dignan | Tags: affairs, anxiety, CBT, CBT Wilmslow, cheshire, cognitive behavioural therapy, coping, counselling, couple problems, couples counselling, depression, depression cure, GAD, how often should i have therapy, mindfulness, panic attack, psychologist, pyschotherapy, relationship problems, stress, therapy, wilmslow, worry

I’m always on a quest to avoid using ‘psychobabble’ with people. Over the years I’ve developed a repertoire of phrases I use to talk about psychological theory, so that people find it easier to understand what’s going on for them. One of the phrases I use is ‘ground hog day’ based on the 1993 film. […]

How to stop depression returning.

by Wendy Dignan | Tags: CBT, CBT Wilmslow, cognitive behavioural therapy, depression, depression cure, mindfulness, Stop depression

When I help people to stop depression, an important part of the work is reinforcing the tools that worked for them to boost their mood levels and free themselves of depression. Together we develop a relapse prevention blueprint. It has been well documented that some people are more prone to recurrent bouts of depression and […]

Don’t sweat the small stuff

by Wendy Dignan | Tags: anxiety, CBT, cheshire, cognitive behavioural therapy, counselling, psychotherapy, stress, therapy, wilmslow

Paying attention to too much detail is the easiest way in the world to make yourself stressed and ensure that you feel totally overwhelmed with life. Some people are naturally ‘detail’ orientated and their default setting is to focus on the small details in life. This naturally detailed approach to the world is fantastic if […]

There are only 3 things that actually make us happy.

by Wendy Dignan | Tags: anxiety, cognitive behavioural therapy, counselling, depression, panic attacks, psychotherapy, pyschotherapy, stress, wilmslow

1. Engagement 2. Fun 3. Achievement I speak to people on a regular basis who are struggling with various levels of low mood (depression). There is of course a huge spectrum of low mood ranging from a feeling of ‘something just not being quite right’ to a full on, deep, dark clinical depression, and everything […]

Step away from your laptop

by Wendy Dignan | Tags: anxiety, anxiety cure, CBT, cognitive behavioural therapy, health anxiety

One of the main things that help to keep people stuck in the health anxiety trap is to Google symptoms. Every twinge, ache, pain or change sends them to Google which unsurprisingly comes up with some very dramatic results. Now I know that all anxiety sufferers are aware of the reality but at that moment […]

Who is more at risk of developing a Panic Attack Disorder?

by Wendy Dignan | Tags: anxiety, CBT, cheshire, cognitive behavioural therapy, panic attack, psychologist, psychotherapy, stress, therapy, wilmslow

Millions of people in the UK experience panic attacks each year. But who is more at risk of developing a panic disorder? There are a number of different factors that increase the likelihood of developing this disorder:

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