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Hi Dr Lucy, thanks for the interesting AMA! Obviously CBT has dominated as a model for quite a while, but IMO has some issues. Do you think there should be a push for prioritising Compassion Focused Therapy as first port of call over CBT? Also a second question regarding your career overall. Do you have any tips for an aspiring Clinical Psychologist? I'm just about to complete my psychology undergraduate degree but am feeling so overwhelmed as to what to do next. AP positions are limited in my country, would you have any recommendations for getting non AP clinical experience? Thanks so much!

Thank you so for sharing, it's so interesting hearing other people's experiences! I found CBT to be really difficult because of a lack of self compassion I think, I started feeling so guilty about being unable to integrate it into my life. I think CFT psychoeducation helped me get to a stage with myself where I could actually utilise CBT. Its a chicken and egg thing for me though, would I have found CFT as useful if I hadn't done CBT or DBT first etc. 🤔 Would be very interested in seeing research on all of the above though. Exactly like you said, different things work for different people

Thank you for your reply 🙂