Lynne Campbell-Gillies, Counselling Psychologist

Lynne Campbell-Gillies, Counselling Psychologist Providing short-term, solution-focussed counselling and life coaching to adult individuals and couples.

I am a registered Counselling Psychologist in private practice. My focus areas include helping people with anxiety, depression, psychological side-effects of chronic disease, stress and relationship difficulties. However, not everyone has a 'problem' but may rather feel 'stuck' in their lives, be it a relationship, career or simply wondering 'what else is there in life?' If you're feeling stuck, then let's talk about a way forward for you, giving you tools for a more fulfilled life.

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20/07/2026

What anger is neurologically, and how to manage it, process and release it. đź‘Ś

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03/06/2026

Interesting!!

How to Spot Cognitive Biases: A Guide

Your brain is not a neutral processor — it’s a prediction machine constantly cutting corners.

What you’re seeing in this image are cognitive biases, and they’re not “thinking errors” in the usual sense. They’re mental shortcuts (heuristics) your brain uses to make fast decisions with limited information.

The science behind them comes largely from dual-process theory:

System 1 = fast, automatic, intuitive
System 2 = slow, deliberate, analytical

Most of the time, System 1 is in control. That’s efficient — but it also means your judgments are shaped by patterns like:

Confirmation Bias → you favor information that supports what you already believe

Availability Bias → you overestimate what you can easily recall

Anchoring Bias → the first piece of information disproportionately shapes your decisions

And others like survivorship, frequency, and self-serving bias quietly distort everyday reasoning

These aren’t bugs in the system — they’re the cost of speed. The real skill isn’t “eliminating bias” (you can’t), but learning to notice when your brain is taking shortcuts.

That awareness is where better thinking starts.

đź“š Source (APA):
Kahneman, D. (2011). Thinking, fast and slow. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Publisher page – Thinking, Fast and Slow

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