Author: Farah Gulamoydeen

  • Better Relationships 2.0 Sunday Oct 28, 2018

    Better Relationships 2.0 Venue: The Mind @ Jaya One Date: 28 Oct 2018, Sunday Time: 10am-12pm Price: RM30 per person, RM50 per pair Registration: http://bit.ly/BR28Oct This is a skills-based workshop for those seeking to improve their relationships with their loved ones. It is based entirely on ACT and on work experience with couples and individuals…

  • How psychological flexibility can help your relationship

    Originally posted on June 28 2018 at https://theskillcollective.com/blog/psychological-flexibility-relationships Just like a rigid muscle can cause pain and restrict our range of movements, so can psychological rigidity – fixed thoughts and patterns of behaviour can have a negative impact on our relationships. Fixed thoughts could sound like “I must not let others down” or “My partner…

  • How mindfulness helps with worrying and anxiety at work (plus 5 tips to help you achieve it)

    Originally posted on April 25 3018 at https://theskillcollective.com/blog/mindfulness-at-work Staying on track at work can sometimes seem like a monumental task. Faced with a busy workload, your mind can fill with worries and anxieties – about how stressful work is, about the items on your never-ending To Do list, about challenging conversations with colleagues, and even…

  • Introductory ACT workshop for practitioners 17 May 2018

    Introductory ACT workshop for practitioners 17 May 2018 Venue: CLM Counseling & Care, Jalan Damansara Endah Date: 17 May 2018, Thursday Time: 7:30-9:30pm Price: RM90 per person, RM75 for students Registration: https://goo.gl/forms/Nk4Xt9eifWVTMmdx1 Farah will be running for the 5th time, Entree is Served: ACT. This is an introductory ACT workshop for mental health professionals (psychologists,…

  • Entrée is Served: ACT 11 February 2018

    Introductory ACT workshop for practitioners 11 February 2018 Venue: The Mind @ Jaya One, PJ Date: 11 February 2018, Sunday Time: 7:30-9:30pm Price: RM100 per person, RM85 for students, RM340 for a group of 4 issued a single receipt Registration: CLOSED – Email name, contact number, profession, and affiliation to forepsych.aus(at)gmail.com Entree is Served: ACT…

  • Entrée is Served: ACT 9 November 2017

    Introductory ACT workshop for practitioners 9 November 2017 Venue: The Mind @ Jaya One, PJ Date: 9 November 2017, Thursday Time: 7:30-9:30pm Price: RM100 per person, RM85 for students, group prices available upon request Entree is Served: ACT is an introductory ACT workshop for mental health professionals (psychologists, counsellors, social workers). It will cover the…

  • ACT Skills Workshop for practitioners

    ACT Skills Training 1 Venue: PAUM ClubhouseDate: October 28 2017, SaturdayTime: 10am-6pmRegistration: CLOSED ACT Skills Training 1 (Basic) is for practitioners who have previously attended the Entree is Served workshop or for those who have some prior training in mindfulness/third wave therapies. This workshop will focus solely on ACT skills and techniques and will not cover theoretical background in…

  • 5 Unhelpful Thinking Styles in the Workplace (and how to change them)

    Written by Farah Gulamoydeen for The Skill Collective, published on July 17, 2017 http://theskillcollective.com/blog/thinking-styles-at-work How we think has a dramatic impact on how we feel – indeed, the very definition of stress (when the perceived threat exceeds perceived available resources) relies on our perception of a situation. While we’ve blogged previously about how our thoughts…

  • How a Psychologist can help you with Workplace Issues

    Written by Farah Gulamoydeen for The Skill Collective. Published on 24 July 2017 http://theskillcollective.com/blog/psychologist-work-issues Many of us probably wouldn’t think about seeing a psychologist for work-related problems. Yet, since we spend the majority of our adult years working – around 90,000 hours over our lifetime – work issues are bound to arise at some point…