Posted on May 10, 2018 by Farah Premji, MSc
Counsellors often hear clients saying that they didn’t seek therapy prior because they typically talk about their feelings with other friends. Some counsellors might have even heard their clients saying that talking to their friends is free!
However, talking to a...
Posted on April 19, 2018 by Steven Ngu
We all experience periods in our life where we do not feel at our best. Some of us experience it more than others, and some of the experiences can be more or less severe. Here are a few tips to...
Posted on April 12, 2018 by By Shari Derksen, MA
Wonder is an essential experience of life. It is often associated with the innocence of childhood or the early stages of first love. It is, however, an ageless quality of individuals that is a nourishing self-containment of love and aliveness...
Posted on March 22, 2018 by Jenn Betts, MA
Throughout our life and interactions with others we have difficult emotions that arise. One of these most difficult emotions is guilt. At times, we use guilt to motivate us. We use statements such as ‘I should do better”, “I should...
Posted on March 8, 2018 by Shezlina Haji, MA
There are stages of change that an insect goes through as it matures. This change process is called Metamorphosis. First an egg is formed. Then, with just the right temperature and environment, larva hatches from the egg. Once the larva...
Posted on November 26, 2015 by Debbie Will, MA
Have you ever considered how culture and upbringing affect how we act and react in our daily interactions with people? That is exactly what Karen Horney, a famous Freudian psychoanalyst, did. Her work provides an example of how human beings...
Posted on April 9, 2015 by Jenn Betts, MA
Many times when we are suffering from anxiety or depression we feel these distressing difficulties have control over us and we are powerless to fight against them. We often feel weighed down by these struggles which makes it that much...
Posted on December 11, 2014 by Jenn Betts, MA
Throughout our life and interactions with others we have difficult emotions that arise. One of these most difficult emotions is guilt. At times, we use guilt to motivate us. We use statements such as ‘I should do better”, “I should...
