Metacognitive Therapy For Rumination And Anxiety Relief with Therapists Shang Olsen & Michelle Lindhardt

Send us Fan MailOverthinking can feel like problem-solving, but when your mind is stuck in worry, rumination, and endless “what if” loops, it stops being helpful and starts stealing your life. We sit down with clinical psychologists Shang Olsen and Michelle Linhardt, both Level Two trained in metacognitive therapy (MCT), to explain a radically practical shift: you don’t control which thoughts show up, but you can learn to control how you respond to them.We dig into what makes metacognitive therapy different from more content-focused approaches like traditional CBT. Rather than debating whether a thought is true, MCT targets the process that keeps anxiety going and the beliefs that fuel it such as “worry helps me cope” and “I can’t stop worrying.” Shang and Michelle share how this framework applies to common struggles like self-worth spirals, decision paralysis, anxiety disorders, and OCD patterns including reassurance seeking, threat monitoring, avoidance, and rituals.You’ll also hear a concrete tool you can try right away: postponing rumination by scheduling a brief daily “worry time,” so your day isn’t hijacked every time a scary thought appears. We also talk about why proper training matters, how MCT has decades of research behind it, and how listeners can find certified providers internationally through mct-institute.co.uk, including options for online therapy.If you want a calmer mind and a more relaxed relationship with your thoughts, subscribe, share this with someone who lives in their head, and leave a review so more people can find the show.To connect with Shang or Michelle visit https://mct-institute.co.uk/mct-registered-therapists/ or to this site: https://kognitivpsykologpraksis.dk/terapi/therapy-english-anxiety-depressive-feelings-and-obsessive-compulsive-disorderSupport the showTo download a free chapter of host Sylvia Worsham's bestselling book, In Faith, I Thrive: Finding Joy Through God's Masterplan, purchase any of her products, or book a call with her, visit her website at www.sylviaworsham.com