In conflict – whether with a partner, friend, coworker, or family member – there is often a pattern as to how...
Conflict and Validation Patterns
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Three Approaches for Stress Management
Stress is something that everyone goes through in life. High levels of stress can have negative effects on how we are...
Who to Call and When: Resources for White Canadians Witnessing a Crime or Emergency
I don't want to appropriate the message of the Black Lives Matter movement at all. My heart breaks for George Floyd,...
Communicating During COVID 19
Most of us, at one point or another, have difficulty expressing exactly what we’re feeling. Emotions can be difficult...
Taking Breaks from COVID Coverage
I don’t know who needs to hear this today, but you need to be taking breaks from COVID-19. I do not say this to be...
The Story You Tell Yourself
Everybody has a story: the thoughts running through your mind as you go about your day; the way that you relive your...
Self Care and Responsibility
I imagine that other counsellors can relate when I say that many of my clients could make great counsellors themselves...
Connection Without Sex
In therapy, 80% of the work is done outside of the office. Much with intimacy and connection, 80% of this happens when...
Your Relationship with You
We live in an output-based society. To the point that many of us fall in to the trap of believing that our worth is...
Loss of Relationship or Self
We often think of loss and grief to be symptoms experienced after a death. We know when someone else has lost someone...