Embracing the Mental Health Work/Life Balance with Dr Sherry Benton

In this podcast today Melanie Boylan sits down to chat with Dr Benton about Mental Health and how even though we are stepping out of the pandemic, it's not a case we are doing any better.  In our chat she offers her insight on the importance of embracing work-life balance, addressing anxiety in the workplace, recognizing the signs of career burnout and even how to implement mental health awareness in a work setting.

Dr Benton introduces us to the new app that has been created that supports its users in building better habits, supportive tactics and reducing overwhelm.  Some great tips in this podcast. 

About Dr. Benton:

Dr. Sherry Benton,  founder and Chief Science Officer of TAO Connect, is an esteemed  psychologist in both research and practice, and has more than 25 years  of clinical and research experience in counselling and psychology  and college student mental health. Her experience as a director in the  college counselling world revealed a need for a more efficient and  effective way to deliver mental health therapy. She saw students in need  of treatment sit on a waitlist, and by the time  they received services, they may have already lost an entire semester  due to mental health problems. Sherry is Board Certified in counselling Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology, and she is a  Fellow in the American Psychological Association.  She served as President Emeritus of the American Academy of counselling Psychology and President of the Association of counselling Centre Training Agencies.

Dr. Benton has many  professional publications and presentations, particularly related to  college student mental health. The book Dr. Benton co-authored, “College  Student Mental Health: Services and Strategies,”  is published by the National Association of Student Personnel  Administrators and regarded as an important resource in the college counselling arena.

About TAO Connect:

TAO  Connect is a virtual platform committed to reducing behavioral health disparities by bringing  affordable, effective, and accessible treatment to people who have  limited access. The online program provides therapeutic educational resources for common behavioral health problems using a comprehensive platform of virtual tools for therapists and clients. The tools provide information about client education, interaction, accountability, and progress assessment to facilitate effective results.  TAO’s tools can be used as self-directed, minimally supported help with  peer counsellors or case managers, custom group support, brief  psychotherapy sessions, traditional (50-minute) psychotherapy, or as a transition from inpatient back to the community.