Posted on August 25, 2022 by Brianna Matchett, MC
We inhabit a culture that celebrates, praises, and prioritizes busyness. The result is tiredness, moodiness, frustration, and an inability to rest. There are five main aspects of personal health: physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and intellectual. Take some time to reflect on how each of these areas are...
Posted on August 18, 2022 by Anne Sureshkumar, MSW, RSW
In a world with a culture where we often use the word love and compassion quite generously, it’s often an irony, many of us may be cognizant off or not, why there is still so much pain in human life...
Posted on August 11, 2022 by Carrie-Lee Gibson, MACP
It can be an overwhelming experience in a relationship where perhaps there is a disconnect, or more conflict is occuring. Working with a therapist can help to build understanding and create new ways to work together as a couple. Often...
Posted on August 4, 2022 by Beverly Reed, MACP
Accelerated Resolution Therapy, also referred to as ART, is a relatively new form of psychotherapy with influences from existing evidence-based therapies. What makes ART innovative is that clients who receive it tend to show progress much more rapidly than with...
Posted on July 28, 2022 by Shannon Baustad, MC
CPT stands for Cognitive Processing Therapy. CPT is a cognitive behavioral therapy that is utilized to treat Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Standard treatment for PTSD using CPT is approximately 12 sessions long. Sessions are an hour long and can be...
Posted on July 21, 2022 by Kaylee Garside, MA
When you make the choice to “feel all the feels” – you’re also choosing to return home to yourself.
Emotions are messengers from your soul.
Embrace them and accept them for what they are and you give yourself permission to listen.
To honestly...
Posted on July 14, 2022 by Kaitlyn Barnett, MACPhttps://livingwellcounselling.ca/seeking-help-for-your-mental-health/
Most people will experience a period of poor or neglected mental health at some point in their life, and others may live a large portion of their life coping with these struggles. There are many resources out there for support...
Posted on July 7, 2022 by Debra Widgren MSW RSW
What is Burnout?
Burnout is a special type of work-related stress. The term is used to describe a group of signs and symptoms that consistently occur together and are caused by chronic workplace stress. While Burnout is not considered a medical diagnosis...
Posted on June 30, 2022 by Celeste Rodrigues-Forbes MSW, RSW
“Wow, I feel great and so well rested”. If you are anything like me and the ⅓ of Canadians who don’t get a high-quality restful sleep, this is a phrase that you likely haven’t said in a very long time...
Posted on June 23, 2022 by Anne Sureshkumar, MSW, RSW
What comes to mind when you think mental health?
This is something each one of us have to keep asking ourselves as we continue the journey of embracing and improving our mental health. Our mental health comprises of the thoughts we...
