Synopsis

Join Dr Maja Schaedel, a specialist in common mental health programs, in an enlightening webinar focusing on the psychological intricacies of overthinking. Overthinking, often linked to ruminating and excessive worry, is a prevalent process underlying emotional challenges such as low mood, anxiety, and stress. Through this session, Dr Maja Schaedel delves into the common reasons behind overthinking patterns and provides cutting-edge strategies to break free from these cognitive loops

Key Takeaways

• Understanding the psychological processes of overthinking

• Impact of overthinking on emotional well-being and daily functioning

• Strategies to break free from spirals of overthinking

• Practical tips for effective responses to overthinking tendencies

About Dr. Mahdi Ghomi

Dr Maja Schaedel is a highly skilled and experienced Clinical Psychologist and a leading UK Sleep Expert. She has helped hundreds of people with their sleep difficulties, within the NHS and in The Good Sleep Clinic which she co-founded in 2019. Dr Maja has extensive experience working with people with sleep problems and mental health problems, having worked in the NHS for over 20 years. She currently works in the one of the UK’s leading sleep disorder centres at Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and her NHS experience spans across a wide range of child and adult mental health services, including previous roles as Principle Clinical Psychologist at Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital and Head of Psychological Therapies at the Queen Victoria NHS Foundation Hospital. She is an advanced practitioner and has undergone further training in a range of interventions such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR) and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT). She teaches on Clinical Psychology doctoral programmes and offers advanced psychological skills training to health professionals working with insomnia and other sleep difficulties. Maja regularly contributes to UK publications such as The Independent, Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue, Bloomberg, CNS, Grazia, Glamour etc. She has also appeared in Channel 5’s “Breaking the Taboos” presented by Kate Thornton and Cherry Healey, bringing attention to the difficulties of sleep during the perimenopause and she has spoken on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour about women’s sleep issues.