One of the most common reasons to seek counselling is to learn how to regulate emotions. I frequently hear from clients that they have been struggling to manage their emotions and how that is affecting their relationships, job or some...
Terms like attachment styles have recently made their way into the common lexicon. The theory of attachment was originally developed by John Bowlby, a British psychoanalyst who was curious to explore the intense distress experienced by infants who had been...
Have you ever looked at your partner with disdain after cleaning up that empty can of pop they left on the counter or their shoes and coat in front of the door, thinking to yourself that your partner is ‘useless’...
Recent trends in social media
There has been a recent trend towards greater discussion of mental health conditions and symptoms online. This has led to increased self-diagnosis by individuals, particularly youth, using information from a variety of sources such as Tik...
There is a common axiom that if you do not know where you are going, you can end up somewhere else. In the fields of psychotherapy and counselling there is a common goal to help others in their human journey. ...
Humans are born with an incredible ability to form attachments, these connections with others are critical to our development, growth, sense of love and self.
In the 1950’s John Bowlby developed a theory on attachment styles that are developed in our...
I often find myself wondering what my 3-year-old niece is thinking about. I wonder how she sees the world and her place in it. I wonder how she feels to navigate her little world with so little understanding of what...
Choosing a therapist can be a daunting task. There are so many names, photos, approaches and specialties to sort through. Even if you love ice cream, choosing one flavour, out of many options, to eat for the foreseeable future can...
By now, many of you may or may not have heard of a recently popular therapy known as DBT, or Dialectical Behavioural Therapy.
Often confused by its sister therapies CBT and ACT, DBT is a therapy initially designed to treat borderline...
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People often consider that they can rely on their friends and family for support, and often they can. There are also times where an individual questions whether friends and family are the best people to be confiding in...