Don't Get A Therapist... Yet!

By Wendy Castelino

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Welcome to "Don't Get a Therapist - Yet!" with Wendy Castelino, a psychotherapist with over 35 years of experience, aims to support individuals with mental health challenges to achieve their full potential. Although Wendy is passionate about providing individual therapy, there are limitations with this approach. This platform, therefore, is dedicated to offering self-help strategies which are designed to enhance personal well-being. The objective is not to discourage people accessing therapy but to motivate a broader audience to explore therapeutic resources that are simple and effective to use.This podcast aims to encourage people to make positive choices about therapy and to find a therapy that suits their individual needs. Additionally, the podcast features interviews with individuals who have successfully overcome mental health struggles.

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Episode Date
Nightmares, Night Terrors, Snoring and Sleep with a Newborn: Your Questions Answered (Part 2 of 2) with Dr Neil Stanley
Oct 30, 2026
The Truth About Sleep: What You’re Getting Wrong and How to Fix It (Part 1 of 2) with Dr Neil Stanley
Oct 23, 2026
Getting Unstuck with ACT: Values, Regret and How to Build a Life That Matters (Part 2 of 2) with Lou Lasprugato
Oct 16, 2026
What Is ACT Therapy? Acceptance, Defusion and the Hexaflex Explained (Part 1 of 2) with Lou Lasprugato
Oct 09, 2026
Is My Relationship Healthy, Unhealthy or Abusive? How to Tell the Difference (Part 1)
Oct 02, 2026
Reparenting Yourself: 13 Strategies to Heal Childhood Trauma and Anxiety
Sep 25, 2026
Complex PTSD, Emotion Dysregulation and the Power of DBT with Sheri Van Dijk
Sep 18, 2026
Healing Trauma Through Imagery: When Words Are Not Enough with Chris Whitehead-Baines
Sep 11, 2026
Disaster, Resilience and Recovery: The Psychology of Surviving Crisis with Dr. Kira Mauseth
Sep 04, 2026
Beyond the Bipolar Label: Living Well, Beating Self-Stigma and Reclaiming Your Identity with Dr. Andrea Vassilev
Aug 28, 2026
When Your Child Won't See You: Parental Rejection, Alienation and How to Rebuild the Bond with Cathy Himlin
Aug 21, 2026
Can AI Help Your Mental Health? 10 Ways to Use It and 7 Ways You Shouldn't
Aug 14, 2026
How to Stop Overthinking: 20 Practical Strategies from CBT, ACT, DBT and More
Aug 07, 2026
Rewiring the Food-Addicted Brain: The Neuroscience of Why We Overeat with Dr Claire Wilcox
Jul 31, 2026
Internal Family Systems, Inner Parts & Self-Compassion, with Tammy Sollenberger
Jul 24, 2026
Rejection, Body Image & LGBTQIA+ Mental Health, with Rahim Thawer
Jul 17, 2026
Baby Attachment: What the Research Actually Says and What You Can Do About It Today
Jul 10, 2026
Is Your Depression Rooted in Trauma? What EMDR Can Do That Other Treatments Can't with Dr. Lara Barbir
Jul 03, 2026
How Journaling Can Help You Process Emotions, Spot Patterns and Build Confidence with Dr. Stephanie Fitzgerald
Jun 26, 2026
4000 Mondays: Why Counting the Time You Have Left Could Change How You Use It with Jodie Wellman
Jun 22, 2026
Is My Child Anxious or Just Being Difficult?
Jun 12, 2026
Is Your Child Trapped in OCD? What Parents Need to Know with Dr. Aureen Pinto Wagner
Jun 05, 2026
Sexual Assault, Trauma and Recovery: The Psychological Impact and How Therapy Can Help
May 29, 2026
Say Something: Helping Children Break the Silence Around Abuse with special guest Vish Patel
May 22, 2026
How to Recover from a Toxic Relationship
May 15, 2026
How Bad News, Uncertainty and World Problems Affect Our Mental Health - and What We Can Do About It
May 08, 2026
Confidence, Self-Esteem and People-Pleasing: A Therapist's Guide to Stopping the Cycle
May 01, 2026
When the News Feels Too Much: Managing Stress, Anxiety and Trauma During War
Apr 22, 2026
Can an AI Girlfriend Ever Be Therapeutic? The Psychology of Digital Intimacy
Apr 15, 2026
How to finally stop letting uncertainty hold you back!
Apr 01, 2026
"Why EMDR alone wasn't enough to heal my trauma and what changed everything." with David Polidi
Mar 25, 2026
The Hidden Stress in High-Achieving Women
Mar 18, 2026
Burnout and how to manage your nervous system with Dr Claire Plumbly
Mar 11, 2026
How to manage Worry
Mar 04, 2026
How mindset change helps you overcome self-sabotage, build confidence, and create success with special guest Christina Robinson
Feb 25, 2026
Dopamine Explained: Motivation, Focus and Breaking Compulsive Habits
Feb 18, 2026
How Doomscrolling Impacts Your Mind and Mood
Feb 11, 2026
EMDR body score and how it can help you recover from trauma
Feb 04, 2026
AI for Mental Health
Jan 28, 2026
Tiny Habits, Big Change: The Science of Wellness Stacking With Practical Examples
Nov 26, 2025
The Science of Motivation and Self-Change with Paul Grantham
Nov 19, 2025
From Surviving to Flourishing: How to Use Positive Psychology in Everyday Life
Nov 12, 2025
The Power of Adaptability and Having a Growth Mindset with Byron Munford
Nov 05, 2025
Practical Strategies for Intrusive Thoughts: CBT, Compassion, Mindfulness and More
Oct 29, 2025
Keeping It Off (KIO): The Emotional Journey After Weight Loss with Mel Harris
Oct 22, 2025
Where to Find Help and Healing After Childhood Sexual Abuse
Oct 15, 2025
Everybody Can Take Back Control of Their Anxious Thoughts and Behaviours with Jennifer Roblin
Oct 08, 2025
A Mental Health Diagnosis – Is it Helpful? Or Harmful?
Oct 01, 2025
Turning Pain into Purpose: How Winnie Akadjo is Changing Mental Health Support
Sep 24, 2025
Rewriting Your Mental Narratives using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Sep 17, 2025
Beyond Meditation: Real-World Mindfulness You Can Try Today
Sep 03, 2025
Beyond Child Therapy: Empowering Parents on the Mental Health Journey with Anna Guildford
Aug 27, 2025
Writing for Therapy: Transforming Pain Through Therapeutic Writing
Aug 20, 2025
Healing Trauma: 3 Powerful Therapeutic Techniques Explained
Aug 13, 2025
How You Can Help Build Your Neurodiverse Child's Brain So They Can Shine with Lara Barnes
Aug 06, 2025
Breaking the Chains of Childhood Bullying with Self Help Strategies
Jul 23, 2025
How to Use Future Memories - Your Best Future is Waiting with Donna Laine
Jul 16, 2025
Why ADHD is a Winning Edge with Jo-Anne Kelleher
Jul 09, 2025
Getting Honest About What it Means to Be a Modern Woman
Jul 02, 2025
Why So Many Young People Are Currently Suffering From Burnout
Jun 25, 2025
The Role Media Plays in Steroid Use, Mental Health, Male Suicide and Toxic Masculinity with Kieran Kevan
Jun 17, 2025
10 Strategies Anyone Can Use To Improve Their Resilience
Jun 10, 2025
From Breakdown to Breakthrough: Real Woman Coach Lisa Quait on the Power of Therapy
May 27, 2025
EMDR – A Powerful Therapy That Puts You in Control and Restores Mental Balance with Kam Harris
May 13, 2025
Conquering Perimenopause and Menopause with Michelle Rowlinson
Apr 29, 2025
The Power of Compassion-Focused Therapy Explained with Dr. Hannah Gilbert
Apr 15, 2025
Diagnosis Dilemma: When Labels Do More Harm Than Good with Matt Hussey
Apr 01, 2025
Targeting the positive with behaviours that challenge with Andy Baker
Mar 19, 2025
Michelle Hoffmann - Coping with Widowhood and Single Parenting
Mar 05, 2025
Ousha Demello - How To Overcome Emotional Abuse
Feb 19, 2025
Why Compassion Focus Therapy (CFT) is so Effective with Dr Chris Irons
Feb 05, 2025
Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to Better Tolerate Uncertainty with Dr Natalie Stott
Jan 22, 2025
Embracing Life After Loss with Dr Monika Wieliczko
Jan 08, 2025
The Healing and Supportive Power of Yoga with Jess White
Dec 11, 2024
Self-Empowerment for Highly Sensitive People with Sally Conway
Nov 27, 2024
The Most Effective Ways to Help Men with Anxiety with Alejandro Argüelles Bullón
Nov 13, 2024
Using EDMR to Effectively Deal with Trauma with Caroline Van Diest
Oct 30, 2024
Mastering Conflict Resolution in a Polarised World with Esther Wiskerke
Oct 15, 2024
A Different Kind of Therapy with Dr Amber Johnston
Oct 01, 2024
Understanding South Asian Mental Health Issues with Dr Sonia Ahmed
Sep 17, 2024
Why DBT is an Effective Way Out of Despair with Christine Dunkley
Sep 03, 2024
Use the Five Ways to Wellbeing to Improve Your Mental Health with Karen Patterson
Aug 27, 2024
How to Use Scent to Shift Your Mood with Karen Gilbert
Aug 20, 2024
An Exercise in Safe Place Meditation with Wendy Castelino
Aug 13, 2024
Overcoming Anxiety with Anna Pluck
Aug 06, 2024
7-Step Autism Action Plan to Unlock Your Child's Potential with Taiba Bajar
Jul 30, 2024
An Introduction to The Three Circles of Compassion with Wendy Castelino
Jul 23, 2024
Supporting Their Body Holistically is Now Viable for Everyone with Debs Eastwood
Jul 16, 2024
Understanding and Addressing the Root Causes of Anorexia with Dr Natalie Gillbanks
Jul 09, 2024
Meet Laura and Barry Ash: Your Burnout Busters and Energy Gurus
Jul 02, 2024
Dismantling Rigid Belief Systems
Jun 25, 2024
Self-Soothing Strategies
Jun 18, 2024
Living From the Head Down Instead of Living From the Feet Up with Jim Lucas
Jun 11, 2024
Movement is Medicine for our Bodies and Minds with Nicky Edwards
Jun 04, 2024
The Healing Power of Horses
May 28, 2024
Introduction to CBT
May 28, 2024
Different Types of Therapy
May 28, 2024
ACT Mountain Metaphor
May 28, 2024
ACT Values
May 28, 2024
ACT Willingness
May 28, 2024