Self-compassion may be foreign to many of us, but as I found in my own personal experience, it is a wonderful tool to help ourselves “self-soothe” and move forward in our lives when we are struggling and suffering. In this video I explain the importance of self-compassion and describe how to begin a self-compassion...

In this video, I discuss online therapy and my previously held belief that it is a less desirable way of seeing a therapist. I discuss my own experience as a client and my surprise with the level of connection possible between client and therapist. I talk about how this experience not only changed my thinking, but...

Defusion or unhooking from unpleasant and unhelpful thoughts refers to an amazing set of tools that can help take the power out of these thoughts. In this video, I explain defusion and give several examples of defusion tools. This is part of my video series, Why I love ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy). If...

Opening up or Allowing Unpleasant Thoughts and Feelings, known as Acceptance in ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy)is yet another reason I love ACT. If you are interested in online psychotherapy with Catherine Saxton-Thompson, please call 561-250-8873 to set up a free 30 minute consultation. Please leave your...

Becoming the person you want to be which is known as “values” in ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) will greatly improve your life satisfaction. It is incredibly empowering to live your life with such intentionality. I have decided to break the Values video into three parts. The first talks about...