Psychological counseling and recommendation of stress management techniques
Psychological counseling in health psychology
Counseling psychology is a specialty of applied psychology that uses a wide range of evidence-based practices to help individuals improve their health and overall well-being, prevent and/or alleviate adjustment difficulties and problems, resolve crises, and increase their ability to function more effectively in their lives.
It focuses particularly - but not exclusively - on normative lifespan development, with an emphasis on prevention, education, enhancement, and personal growth. Specifically, counseling psychologists focus on developmental and mental health issues and the challenges individuals face throughout the lifespan.
Health psychology examines how biological, social, and psychological factors influence health and illness. It deals with the complex and multidimensional influences on the human experience in understanding physical health. Health psychologists use psychological science to promote health and prevent disease. A key aspect of the counseling psychologist’s role in a healthcare setting is providing counseling or other forms of intervention for those in need, offering meaningful support across all levels of patient functioning—physical, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral.
What can you expect from health psychological counseling as part of the longevity program?
Within the framework of health psychological counseling you will:
- learn to recognize stress in your life more quickly, along with your emotional, behavioral, cognitive and physical responses to it
- identify your own coping strategies - both those that are effective and those that are no longer serving you
- learn how to cope more effectively with daily stress and build resilience against stress, a significant factor influencing health and quality of life
- gain insight into the signs of workplace burnout
- recognize your own risky health behaviors and support the adoption of positive ones
- learn how to create and maintain a health-promoting lifestyle
- strengthen your emotional, cognitive and social skills
- process crises and losses, both age-appropriate and unique life experiences that hinder functioning
- reduce feelings and conditions related to anxiety and depression
- increase your activity levels, creativity and sense of life purpose, among others
How to manage stress?
As part of the Longevity program you will learn how to deal with the stress you are exposed to and how to manage it effectively.
Stress management and coping techniques include:
- mindfulness techniques
- self-help relaxation methods
- raising awareness of your strengths and resources for coping with stress
- support and guidance in adopting health-promoting behaviors and lifestyle changes to aid in stress recovery
- learning proactive coping strategies
- techniques from psychotherapy (e.g., Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, ACT and others)
Take control of stress and improve your quality of life!