Emotions are functional and universal physiological responses (bodily reactions) to external and internal environmental stimuli. They originate in the brain and release neurotransmitters through the body. They are protective and provide information: Fear, sadness, disgust, anger, surprise, and happiness. One pathway is to trace emotions that are elicited by stimuli coming from our outside environment. Another […]
One of my roles is being a clinical supervisor. I have supervision meetings with colleagues who work in private practice or in some cases in other settings. I offer small group and one-on-one supervision. According to John Barletta, clinical supervision is considered a process whereby colleagues of a similar profession schedule meetings with the intention […]
One: Dr. Scheepers, can I say “Elisabeth”? Yes, no problem. In writing, when it is a more formal letter, please use my title, and otherwise, Elisabeth is perfect. If I have the choice between Ms., Mrs. (really?,) and Dr., I prefer the latter for more than one reason 😉. (My name is with an s […]
Emotional Intelligence Emotional intelligence (EI) is the ability to be self-aware and to be aware of others’ thoughts, feelings and behaviours. It means to be able to check-in with yourself and be able to identify what you are thinking and what you are feeling. Checking-in with yourself during a challenging situation with others prevents you […]
Therapy: What does work? It is the active ingredients… First, just a recap of my very first blog post: To find out whether therapy works, we can focus on research done in the field. There are mainly three types of research in psychotherapy (counselling): Efficacy Research (clinical trials) are used to determine whether a […]
Thoughts & Commentary 