Our Mental Health Blog
On this blog myself, Christiaan, and other contributors will share interesting information around mental health, rehabilitation, therapies and counselling in today’s demanding world and often overwhelming world of mental health and the health practitioners that navigate the maze to help others.
A Deep Dive into the Merits of Therapy in Relationships and an Individual’s Mental Health.
Introduction: The choice to embrace therapy, be it psychotherapy or counselling, is a vital one. It offers a lifeline to those facing mental health challenges. This post delves into when therapy might be needed, demystifies misconceptions, and examines the intertwined...
The Stages of Change: Addiction recovery (or ANY human situation that requires change)
The stages of change concept was one of the primary approaches to understanding recovery and change in working with individuals suffering from addiction, and more broadly with the concept of change in the human experience. The concept involves a sequence of stages...
Is the 12-Steps Addiction Treatment outdated?
While exploring online one evening, I came across an old book and eventually found a copy on eBay. It introduced me to Dr.Reid K Hester & William Miller's Handbook of Alcoholism Treatment Approaches: Effective Alternatives1, including the intervention approach,...