One of the factors that can bring a person to executive psychotherapy is known as absolute thinking. It is characterised by thinking in extreme imperatives, such as “I must”. Many an executive has destroyed their own morale, and thus performance, by imposing “I must” on themselves so frequently that it has become commonly known as […]
There are many things you can unknowingly do to block your own therapeutic progress. Unintentional barriers to executive psychotherapy are surprisingly common. Perhaps they are so common as to be normal. Here are a few of the barriers to executive psychotherapy along with some suggested remedies. Barriers to Executive Psychotherapy: 1. Not focusing on the core […]
Facing the need for executive psychotherapy can be very tough for any executive. A well-educated, articulate and generally self-responsible person finds themselves with a problem that they cannot solve. If they could have solved it, therapy would not be required. Getting to the point of wanting to seek executive psychotherapy can be deeply distressing for any […]
What makes executive psychotherapy different from psychotherapy with the general population? What different approaches are useful or necessary for executive psychotherapy? To answer those questions it is essential to consider how executives differ from others seeking psychotherapy. Executives spend most of their working lives leading and managing others. Generally, executives have advanced people skills, extraordinary levels of […]
If you have a problem that is impairing your performance, if you are a leader or manager, if you live in the capital, then four words may matter to you: Executive Psychotherapy in London. Do executives who live in London need more psychotherapy than leaders or managers living elsewhere? Is there something about London that […]
Pressure, pressure, pressure. Most executives relate to that word; it may be your daily existence. But why should pressure lead to mental health problems? What are the common causes of mental imbalance in executives? Here are just a few of the causes. Subjugation of self When you need “me time” and you don’t get it, […]
Resistance to change. Executives with problems they cannot solve, but which others have solved, may be afflicted by resistance to change. All over the world executives complain that resistance to change is a major problem they face when trying to improve their organisations. When we see resistance to change in others it seems obstructive and self-defeating, […]
Sleep deprivation has a hugely negative impact on executive mental health. What starts off as a short-term problem, for many people, quickly becomes a deteriorating vicious cycle. Numerous studies have shown that most adults, 60-70%, do not have enough sleep to perform well. Sleep deprivation, even by a relatively small amount (25%) has a cumulative […]
Each year a small number of people seek help for psychological problems and that help is unsuccessful. The person seeks another psychotherapist or counseller or psychologist. The same outcome follows. Eventually the person goes for a brain scan. It reveals minor damage, and that damage explains the problems for which the person sought therapy. By […]
Is it a myth? Do happy executives exist? Surely the nature of executive and professional jobs makes unhappiness inevitable! For some, those outside of a rare group, the happiness elite, yes, living unhappy lives SEEMS inevitable. Is it? Happiness is the one thing we all want, and every executive or professional wants to be happy, […]
