Psychology | How to Sleep Better – CBT Kenya Sleep is an important part of your daily routine, you spend about one-third of your time doing it. Quality sleep and getting enough of it at the right times is as essential to survival as food and water. Without sleep you can’t form or maintain the...
Mental Health Awareness Month – CBT Kenya A mental illness is a physical illness of the brain that causes disturbances in thinking, behavior, energy or emotion that make it difficult to cope with the ordinary demands of life. It affects 19% of the adult population, 46% of teenagers and 13% of children each year. People...
How Individual Counselling works – CBT Kenya Individual counseling is a personal opportunity to receive support and experience growth during challenging times in life. In individual therapy sessions, the client and therapist have the opportunity to work closely together. They build a trusting relationship and address any issues arising. The various individual therapy techniques offer...
Stay motivated during this Covid -19 period | CBT Kenya We all have goals that we’d like to achieve at the end of this quarantine period. Goals are easier to achieve when they are broken down into daily activities. One of the easiest ways to maintain momentum is through daily accountability. It’s something you can...
The value of Boredom and why it is important – CBT Kenya Boredom is an emotional and occasionally psychological state experienced when an individual is left without anything in particular to do. Prior to social distancing, if someone asked you about your hobbies, would you have an answer? For many of us, hobbies are things...
Easy Daily Mental Health Routines you can try – CBT Kenya When it comes to taking care of ourselves, we often focus more on our physical body. However, maintaining your mind is just as important as physical fitness. Just like our body needs to get into a routine, so does our brain, and taking the...
How Can You Cope During Social Distancing? CBT Kenya We are making adjustments to our lives in the backdrop of a global pandemic. In the past month, we have changed long-held practices and structures. It is natural for you to feel uncertain and anxious during this time. Allow yourself to feel that way. But the...
How to cope with Phobia-related Disorder – CBT Kenya About Phobias Phobias are diagnosable mental disorders. A phobia is an excessive and irrational fear reaction. The fear can be of a certain place, situation or object. Unlike general anxiety disorders, phobia is usually connected to something specific. The impact of a phobia can range from...
How does Gambling affect your mental health? – CBT Kenya Online Betting, Casinos, Lotteries and among others are some of the popular gambling activities we have in Kenya. In the Gambling Act 2005 gambling is defined as betting, gaming or participating in a lottery. When you think of the effects of gambling, certain things spring...
