Therapy Tails 96 - Jess is a potato

Dawn Walton, a human therapist, and Jess Probst, a dog behaviourist, sit in Dawn's car looking out over the River Tay in Dundee, and discuss stress.

What happens when a dog or a person is stressed? How does it affect Cognitive function and what can we do about it?

They explore the concept of behaviour coming from somewhere and how easy it is to fixate on the behaviour without understanding what is creating it.

They discuss why desensitisation and counter conditioning are limited in their effectiveness, in people and dogs.

And of course, as usual, there are the normal random topics, including the distraction of a group of 7 Jet Skis making their way down the Tay

Link to data on the effectiveness of Dawn's therapy approach vs CBT etc https://www.qchpa.com/evidence-based-therapy/