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The following information has been authored by Christina Schwendeler and includes reviews from ongoing professional trainings that she has attended, general information about signs and symptoms, and general information about treatments and interventions. They are not intended as therapeutic tools, and should not be used as an alternative to psychological care. These blogs are intended for readers who are curious and interested in the topics of psychology and society.

Online Self Help:

https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/Resources/Looking-After-Yourself

ICD-11 online diagnostics:

https://icd.who.int/browse11/l-m/en

Swiss Mental Health Care – German Site (right click on page to translate into English)

https://swissmentalhealthcare.ch/smhc/

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What is Attachment?

What is Attachment? And more importantly, what is your attachment style?

Mentalizing

Mentalizing, it’s a big word. But so so integral to our security and wellbeing.

Stepped care

In the current shortage of psychologists and psychotherapists, we as a population are searching to help ourselves. Before you get in the “chair” there are things you can be doing before the appointment. Often this is referred to as stepped care.

Sensitive to Criticism?

The inner critic explained

Teenage Emotion – a case of the developing brain

Often overlooked, the teenage brain undergoes one of its most important and significant developments – some argue more significant than early childhood.

Somatic Integration and Processing: a Case Formulation and Intersubjectivity (Training Weekend 1)

This was a 3 day training program jammed with information so this blog will cover only a slice of it.

New Beginnings!

At the beginning of my work as a psychologist in Switzerland I am facing an ocean of experiences and learning.