by Swati Kedia | Jun 16, 2022 | For Clients, For Families, For Professionals
We have all grown up listening to these beautiful fairy tales (and I am not even getting into the damsel in distress part), where everything ended well. The couple got united after all the hardships and troubles, and “lived happily ever after”. And all of us were...
by Swati Kedia | Feb 9, 2022 | For Professionals
Once, a client of mine commented that he often imagines a therapist as a “machine” – someone who is trained to listen, filled with psychological jargon, and then trained to say, “just the right words” Of course, he didn’t mean to hurt me in any way and I never took it...
by Swati Kedia | Aug 31, 2021 | For Clients, For Families, For Professionals
by Swati Kedia | Jun 20, 2021 | For Clients, For Professionals
The cornerstone of Cognitive Behavior Therapy is being able to recognise and challenge one’s dysfunctional patterns of thinking. This document would be useful for clients attempting to understand and change their thoughts and for fellow mental health...
by Swati Kedia | May 14, 2020 | For Professionals
I am a psychotherapist who see about 4-5 clients (individuals, couples, families) per day – with myriad of issues and problems ranging from mild to severe in various age groups, gender, and sexual orientations. As mental health care professionals, we not only...
by Swati Kedia | Apr 25, 2020 | For Professionals
The ultimate tool of the mental health professional. A thorough mental status examination can tell a clinician more about the client than any test. Learn how to conduct a MSE in clients with mental health issues. Download
by Swati Kedia | May 2, 2021 | For Clients, For Families, For Professionals, Uncategorized
2020 was a “dreaded” year… an unseen virus wreaked havoc, fear was seen in people’s eyes, which funnily was the only thing visible because of the masks, pictures of frontline workers sweating in PPE kits, unemployment, suicides, lockdowns and quarantines. As the year...
by Swati Kedia | Sep 19, 2020 | For Clients, For Families, For Professionals
I grew up in the 80s. We got the color TV when I was 2 years of age and we had one landline in the middle of the drawing-room for all my teen years. Obviously, there was no cable network and we looked forward to twice a weekly song show (known as Chitrahaar),...
by Swati Kedia | May 10, 2020 | For Clients, For Professionals
A headache Diary can be used to do a self-monitoring of headache and associated issues. It is a useful tool to help clinicians work towards a diagnosis and also trace progress when therapeutic interventions are provided. It can be used for all different types of...
by Swati Kedia | Apr 29, 2020 | For Clients
Substance Use Disorders are widespread in the entire world and affect not only the individual, but their families as well as communities. It is imperative, as mental health professionals, to understand the phenomenology behind drug use and ways on how treatment can be...
by Swati Kedia | Apr 25, 2020 | For Clients
The technique is one of the core components of “Behaviour Activation” and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. It is believed that people who are depressed may be active, but not able to get a sense of accomplishment or pleasure out of activities. This worksheet...
