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How to Set Healthy Boundaries Without Feeling Guilty

Have you ever said “yes” when you really wanted to say “no”? Maybe you agreed to work late again, answered…

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Understanding Anxiety: When Anxiety Becomes Too Much

Preparing for a job interview, waiting for someone to text you back, late nightruminations where every awkward thing you’ve ever…

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Are psychotherapists spiritual care practitioners for the modern age?

One of the founders of modern psychology, Carl Jung observed that psychotherapists have taken on a role once served by…

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Grounding Exercises to Calm Your Nervous System: Coming Home to Yourself

As a clinical counsellor, I sit with many people who feel untethered. They tell me things like:  “It feels like…

Your First Counselling Session: What It’s Really Like

Starting counselling can feel like a big step. Many people who are considering counselling wonder what their first session will…

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Why Asking for Help Is a Superpower

Seeking Support Is a Strength, Not a Weakness Think about a plant. Even the most beautiful, strong plant needs sunshine…

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Healing the Child Within

Building a Bridge Between the Past and Present Do you cry easily, avoid conflict, lack joy, people please, or suppress…

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Anxiety: Friend or Foe?

Navigating the Protective and Paralyzing Effects In Pixar’s Inside Out 2, we dive back into the colourful world inside the mind…

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The Vacation Conundrum

When Relaxing Feels Hard What does enjoying your summer vacation have to do with elite tennis?   Let me explain.  Paralympic…

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