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Good Enough Supervision in Sport Psychology: Why Perfect Isn't the Goal
Good Enough Supervision in Sport Psychology Supervision in sport and exercise psychology stands at a curious juncture. We understand that supervision enhances professional functioning and ensures quality services while protecting clients from harm [2] [2], yet the pursuit of flawless supervisory practice can create anxiety, stifle authentic dialogue, and paradoxically diminish what constitutes effective supervision. Perhaps the question we need to consider is not how to achie

Dr Paul McCarthy
4 days ago14 min read
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17 Powerful Anxious Metaphor Examples for CBT Sessions
CBT Metaphors We examine seventeen metaphorical frameworks for understanding and working with anxiety in therapeutic contexts, with particular attention to their application within cognitive behavioural approaches. Each metaphor provides both conceptual understanding and practical guidance for supporting clients who struggle to articulate their internal experience of anxiety. Sport and exercise psychology practitioners, alongside colleagues in counselling and clinical psychol

Dr Paul McCarthy
Oct 728 min read
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Productive Procrastinators? How We Get Back to Work on the Right Things
What is productive procrastination? It is replacing one adaptive behaviour with another adaptive (but less important) behaviour. An example here is organising our notes for an exam instead of studying for the exam. Before we go on, we need to understand procrastination because it is a decision. When we procrastinate, we decide to delay a course of action despite expecting to be worse off because of the delay. Research continually shows that procrastinators struggle with poor

Dr Paul McCarthy
Aug 303 min read
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