The Ten Minute Counselor - ACT And Depression

Por Nico Mulholland

O que você irá aprender

This brief course considers how depression can affect our lives and introduces some helpful techniques to help us manage depression in our lives. It can also give insight to the partners or friends of those who are experiencing depression in their lives. For chronic depression and suicidal ideation more robust interventions from your health care provider are advised.

Nico Mulholland

Tokyo, Japan

Nico is an experienced educator and counselor based in Tokyo, Japan. He has been associated with lifelines in New Zealand and Japan, has worked as a counselor in a clinic setting and currently offers counseling services online to an international client base. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy approaches mental health challenges clients can face...

Lição 1

Depression - The Data

It is helpful to know the current data regarding depression and how it affects populations worldwide. In this short lesson you will learn that depression affects many people and that it responds very well to intervention.

Lição 2

Checking In

We quickly discover when we research the reasons for depression that it is a more complicated condition than we thought. No wonder so many people experience this state in their lives. We look at the possible reasons for depression and some quick pointers that we can begin to look at for ourselves.

Lição 3

The Magic Question And The Road Map

Having a clear picture of who we can be when we live our lives fully can give us a direction to head towards. Values driven action is a powerful technique, knowing the reasons behind our actions acts as a map that we can use as we steer ourselves toward our goal.

Lição 4

Helpful ACT Metaphors

There is much truth in the saying "a picture is worth a thousand words." In this lesson we look to see how metaphors allows the mind to play with concepts that help it to disengage from the negativity it is often trapped in during depression.

Lição 5

My Story

It is helpful to know what others have gone through, not to minimize the experience of depression, but to show that it is manageable and that there are ways of getting through to the other side. In this lesson, I recount my experience with depression.

Avaliações Recentes

4.6

Ellen

September 15, 2025

I found this to be a very helpful course, thank you very much 🙏

Elizabeth

August 27, 2024

Very helpful, maybe the most helpful I have listened to.

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