A Different Kind of Therapy with Dr Amber Johnston

Today, Wendy is joined by Dr Amber Johnston, a neuropsychologist and Director of Healthy Mind Psychology. She helps people whose brains have been injured to adapt to life after injury. To either fully rehabilitate or if that is not possible to adapt to changes in their behaviour, personality and cognition.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• The brain adapts and reshapes itself throughout our entire life.
• When full recovery is not possible people can adapt to their changed mental capacities.
• People´s memory and cognitive functions can be changed by stress.
• Meeting new people has been proven to protect your brain.
• Move your body more.
• Hobbies have many benefits.
• You can´t turn off thoughts, but you can learn to focus your attention.
• Manage stress by noticing and releasing upsetting thoughts instead of dwelling on them.
• Mindfulness takes time to learn.
• Therapy identifies and focuses on the strategies that work for you.

BEST MOMENTS

“They will have changes in their behaviour, in their mood and each one of those things are relevant to different parts of the brain that are not working as efficiently.”

“If storing is the hard part…. they need a lot of repetition or need it in multiple modalities.”

“I also tell people to practice mindfulness, which is being very focused on what's happening around you in the present. “

EPISODE RESOURCES

https://www.healthymindpsychology.co.uk

https://www.healthymindpsychology.co.uk/product/making-sense-of-pain-ebook

https://www.instagram.com/healthymindpsychologyuk 

VALUABLE RESOURCES

www.wendycastelino.com

https://www.instagram.com/wendycastelino

https://www.youtube.com/@wendycastelino798

https://twitter.com/WendyCastelino

ABOUT THE HOST

Wendy Castelino has been working as a psychotherapist for over thirty-five years. As an accredited CBT and EMDR practitioner, she is committed to upholding the rigorous standards required for these accreditations and helping thousands of people reach their full potential.

Wendy currently runs a private practice where her focus is on CBT. Therapy is constantly evolving into developing new techniques, so she studies hard to integrate them into her therapy, to provide a rich and effective experience.

Wendy is aware that working in one-to-one therapy limits the number of people she can see. She has, therefore, created a range of online resources. These resources are designed to be easy to follow and provide clear, step-by-step instructions. This can help the individual to master skills and gain confidence, therefore optimising the therapy sessions. They are also suitable to be used on their own.

Further details are available at: WendyCastelino.com

Podcast Description

Welcome to "Don't Get a Therapist - Yet!" Wendy Castelino, a psychotherapist with over 35 years of experience, aims to support individuals with mental health challenges to achieve their full potential. Although Wendy is passionate about providing individual therapy, there are limitations with this approach. This platform, therefore, is dedicated to offering self-help strategies which are designed to enhance personal well-being. The objective is not to discourage people from accessing therapy but to motivate a broader audienc