PSYCHOLOGY OF US

The term ‘stuckness’ is not listed in clinical psychology books but it is very much a real part of our psychological experience.  At some point in our lives, we have all felt like we just can’t make progress. We know that there is something that we can do to change our current situation. It’s just […]

All self-criticism has its own function, which can range from compassionate self-improvement to shame-based punishment. Perhaps surprisingly, our inner critics are guides that are trying to serve us in some way. Albeit misguided, they may be trying to motivate us, protect us, guide us, or punish us.   Monkey therapy draws from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, […]

Depression is not one simple emotion. Rather it is a combination of emotions – often including strong feelings of anger, fear, guilt, and shame – with sadness as its key component. It affects the way we feel, think, behave, and relate. Monkey therapy combines Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Internal Family Systems, as well as neuroprocessing and […]

Anxiety is our internal alarm system for potential risks, real or imagined. Anxious thoughts can magnify small concerns (like traffic or dentist visits) or help us reasonably respond to life’s weightier issues (ill health or job insecurity). Fear, however, arises with tangible threats right here and now. But here’s the twist – our brains blur […]

Post-traumatic stress is what happens when our minds and our bodies continue to react to a past trauma as though it could happen right now. Monkey Therapy offers a multifaceted approach to trauma recovery, drawing from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and a specialized neuroprocessing intervention known as Brainspotting. Treatment is tailored […]

Orignally published in XBiz Magazine June 4, 2020 If one more person tells me to be grateful, meditate, or improve myself, I am going to punch them in the face, I think to myself. Then I feel guilty for disregarding the less fortunate. Then I feel guilty for feeling more fortunate than others. And for […]