In the first episode of 2021 Stefanie introduces Mental Health Month on Basically. She talks to psychologist and outgoing president of the Psychology Society of Ireland, Mark Smyth, about mental health and therapy. There are questions about social media, life in 2020/2021, anxiety. What is therapy? What is a psychologist, a counsellor, a therapist, a psychoanalyst, a psychotherapist and who needs one? How to pick a therapist, how do you know the right fit and should you get to know your therapist?

You can now support Stefanie and the show on HeadStuff+

Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner

Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and our music is from Only Ruin.

This podcast is sponsored by 180 Degrees, a podcast by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland.