Dr Guy Gordon is a General Practitioner currently working in private practice in the Northern Beaches of Sydney. In recent years, he has focussed on mental health and has undergone further training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy as well as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, a form of MiCBT (mindfulness integrated CBT). Dr Gordon facilitates community based mental health psycho-educational workshops in the areas of stress management and anxiety. These are delivered through the Manly Warringah Division of General Practice. He also works as a medical educator for the Black Dog Institute NSW ,facilitating mood disorder workshops for GPs. In the past he has worked in the pharmaceutical industry where he was involved in research and development of antidepressant drug therapy.
So much has been written about fear, anxiety and stress in the COVID era. And I certainly can identify with much of it. For me, however, it’s a lot more complex than just these emotions. I find I don’t recognise the world today. Looking around, on the surface, it seems that not much has changed.