Balance Psychotherapy

This meditation may help while using the Emotional Regulation Therapy Journal: 6-Week At-Home Program with Balancing Techniques and Bilateral Tapping (Balance & Clarity Series) available on Amazonhttps://amzn.eu/d/0MGp2Ll 🌿 The Emotional Regulation Journal This is not just a journal—it’s a one-of-a-kind, neurobiology-based therapeutic programme that teaches you how to regulate emotions in jus...

Reclaim Your Body, Rediscover Yourself Tired of feeling like a passenger in your own mind? It’s time to take the wheel and reconnect your body and mind. This session invites you on a journey inward — a chance to tune into the deep wisdom held within your body. We often prioritise our thoughts over our physical sensations, yet the truth is that your body holds the key to unlocking deeper understand...

It’s important to become aware of the beliefs our inner child still holds , because these early beliefs once served a protective purpose. They helped us make sense of our world and stay safe when we were small — for example, “I must please others to be loved,” or “It’s safer not to speak up.” While these beliefs were once necessary, they may now echo in our adult relationships, creating patterns o...

It’s deeply important to recognise and care for the part of us that still feels and thinks like we did when we were small . This inner child carries our early emotions — the fears, hopes, and longings that shaped how we see ourselves and the world. When we ignore or criticise this part, it often retreats or reacts in pain. But when we listen, protect, and nurture it with compassion , healing begin...

With thanks and appreciation to the 16th Annual World Tapping Summit (2024) for kindly sharing their resources. This recording was inspired by a talk given by Dr. Dawson Church. Music: #Uppbeat – “As the Sun Shines” by Justin Lee License code: IWWY9DQ7GOYUPJTF 🍃 www.balance-psychotherapy.org🍃 Emotional Regulation Therapy Journal - Balance & Clarity Series by Kasia Makuch-Cole also available...

A common limiting belief that many people carry is “I’m broken” or “I’m not enough.” This belief often arises from experiences of pain, rejection, or unmet needs, and it can quietly shape how we see ourselves — as flawed or unworthy of love. In Balance Psychotherapy , we don’t challenge this belief with force; instead, we bring gentle awareness to it and listen to what it’s trying to express. Thro...

The Opposite Affect technique in Balance Psychotherapy invites clients to bring awareness to a difficult emotion or bodily sensation — such as fear, shame, or anger — and then to gently introduce its opposite quality as a way of restoring inner balance. Instead of trying to eliminate distress, we create space for a new, regulating experience to emerge alongside it. For example, fear may be balance...

Limiting beliefs are deeply held thoughts or assumptions we have about ourselves, others, or the world that restrict our potential and well-being. They often form early in life as a way to make sense of experiences — for example, “I’m not good enough,” “I don’t deserve love,” or “It’s not safe to express myself.” Over time, these beliefs can quietly shape how we think, feel, and behave, keeping us...

Joy Is My Path. EFT for Finding Solutions. Continuation of the path to find joy with Balance Psychotherapy 🍃 www.balance-psychotherapy.org🍃 Emotional Regulation Therapy Journal - Balance & Clarity Series by Kasia Makuch-Cole also available on Amazon.

Ending the day with Balance. Everyday practice. Music: #Uppbeat, https://uppbeat.io/t/brock-hewitt-stories-in-sound/firm-foundation License code: 2MMS0POYGFPTY86Y Emotional Regulation Therapy Journal - Balance & Clarity Series by Kasia Makuch-Cole also available on Amazon.

Everyday practice. Music: #Uppbeat, https://uppbeat.io/t/northwestern/hometown License code: AD4A3PJ1FO3KC8EM Emotional Regulation Therapy Journal - Balance & Clarity Series by Kasia Makuch-Cole also available on Amazon.

Balancing Critical Voices and Feelings of Guilt with Breath Music: #Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/justin-lee/wanderlust License code: PDBVHMA8L3I1EYCU Emotional Regulation Therapy Journal - Balance & Clarity Series by Kasia Makuch-Cole also available on Amazon.

Feeling stuck in a cycle of unhelpful thoughts? This guided meditation can help you break free. Imagine yourself in a quiet, peaceful space — ready to explore the inner workings of your mind. Begin by simply noticing the thoughts moving through your awareness. Is there one thought that keeps returning, feeling heavy or overwhelming? This meditation uses a technique called Emotional Freedom Techniq...

Tapping Your Way to Freedom from Negative Thoughts Feeling stuck in a cycle of unhelpful thoughts? This guided meditation will help you break free and find calm. Imagine yourself in a quiet, comfortable space — ready to explore the inner workings of your mind. Begin by simply noticing the thoughts moving through your awareness. Is there one thought that keeps returning, perhaps feeling heavy or ov...

Inside You Is an Inner Sanctuary: A Safe Haven Within Find Your Inner Sanctuary A Guided Meditation on Pain and Compassionate Light Close your eyes and take a slow, deep breath. Let the outside world fade away for a moment. Turn your attention gently to what is here, right now. Can you hear the quiet hum of life around you — a bird chirping, the faint whir of a fan, the subtle rhythm of your own b...

Silence the Saboteur: Unleashing Your Inner Strength Do you ever feel like there’s a tiny gremlin living in your head, whispering criticisms and doubts? That, my friend, is your inner critic — the voice that loves to point out your flaws and hold you back from living in the natural flow of life. But wait — don’t rush to silence it just yet! This session turns the tables on the inner critic, reveal...

Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) , often known as tapping , is a therapeutic method that integrates cognitive and exposure therapy with gentle acupressure . By tapping on specific points of the body while focusing on emotions or memories, EFT is believed to calm the nervous system, reduce emotional distress, and support healing. EFT is based on the idea that unresolved emotions can create disrup...

🕵️‍♀️ Ready to Become a Mind–Body Detective? Ever feel like your brain is a jumbled mix of thoughts, feelings, and physical sensations all rolled into one? Me too! But there’s a way to untangle this inner mystery — and today’s Balance Psych session is all about becoming a Mind–Body Detective ! Imagine listening to music: some people can pick out every instrument, while others just hear one big mas...

Abdominal Tapping for Balance and Calm First, gently tap on the parts of your body that hold fear. After that, move to tapping on the abdomen and chest — the areas we refer to as the tree . The abdominal tapping technique is inspired by Kasia’s research on the vagus nerve. The vagus nerve is the longest cranial nerve in the body, extending from the brainstem down to the abdomen. It plays a crucial...

Exploring feelings of absence in attachment patterns. This session is for those who experience a scary sensation of emptiness, falling or nothingness while meditating. 💫Find me @ www.balance-psychotherapy.org 💫 These sessions use EFT-related tapping and opposite-affect work. If you would like to use EMDR-related techniques (such as the Butterfly Hug), please use the clinic’s journal: Emotional R...

The Power of Connection: We begin with a beautiful quote from Antoine de Saint Exupéry's "The Little Prince." The fox tells the prince, "to tame" is to create a bond. This quote perfectly introduces the idea of attachment – the way we form close relationships and connect with others. Understanding Attachment Theory: John Bowlby's Attachment Theory suggests that infants...

FOCUSSING: Simple Steps Practise every day whatever you are doing, wherever you are: Ask yourself: ‘How am I today? How am I really today?’ Clear the ‘clutter’ of unnecessary thoughts, plans and unimportant emotions. Ask yourself again: How am I really today? Stay in touch with that unknown that Gendlin calls ‘murky zone’. Find ‘a handle’ - a word or an image that describes how you are. Stay in th...

FOCUSSING: Simple Steps Practise every day whatever you are doing, wherever you are: Ask yourself: ‘How am I today? How am I really today?’ Clear the ‘clutter’ of unnecessary thoughts, plans and unimportant emotions. Ask yourself again: How am I really today? Stay in touch with that unknown that Gendlin calls ‘murky zone’. Find ‘a handle’ - a word or an image that describes how you are. Stay in th...

FOCUSSING: Simple Steps Practise every day whatever you are doing, wherever you are: Ask yourself: ‘How am I today? How am I really today?’ Clear the ‘clutter’ of unnecessary thoughts, plans and unimportant emotions. Ask yourself again: How am I really today? Stay in touch with that unknown that Gendlin calls ‘murky zone’. Find ‘a handle’ - a word or an image that describes how you are. Stay in th...

Path is a mini - course withing the Anxious to Awesome course. 💫Find me @ www.balance-psychotherapy.org 💫 These sessions use EFT-related tapping and opposite-affect work. If you would like to use EMDR-related techniques (such as the Butterfly Hug), please use the clinic’s journal: Emotional Regulation Therapy Journal – Balance & Clarity Series by Kasia Makuch-Cole, available on Amazon. FOCUS...