The Importance of Feeling Control in Behavioral Experiments and Therapy

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Feeling in control is important when it comes to managing worry. A behavioral experiment could help people realize that worry can be uncontrollable. Therapy helps people understand that worry processes can be under their control. There are different types of worry, some useful and some not. Analyzing and making a plan for solving problems can be a useful exercise. The main difference between happy warriors and those who become depressed or anxious is their belief in the usefulness of worry.

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What is metacognitive therapy? How does MCT differ from CBT, DBT, and other mental health therapy paradigms? How do we know we're spending time worrying about the right things? How much time spent worrying is actually useful? How aware are we of our own tendencies to ruminate on certain negative thoughts? Does MCT avoid all content-based problem-solving? What is the state of the evidence for MCT?

Dr. Pia Callesen is one of Denmark's most educated and experienced metacognitive psychologists. She has more than 25 years of experience as a therapist and has completed the official 2-year metacognitive certification training in Manchester at the MCT Institute and the subsequent 1-year advanced level masterclass in Oxford by Professor Adrian Wells. At the end of 2016, she completed her PhD at Manchester University with Professor Adrian Wells. The PhD contained a large randomised controlled trial with research into the effects of metacognitive therapy treatment for depression.

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