It's January again. Over and over, we're told this is a time of new beginnings, of endless possibilities, a time to reinvent ourselves. This time of year, it seems every conversation revolves around everyone's new goals, plans and the dreaded New Year's Resolutions. ...
Much of my early life involved adjusting to the chaos of angry and hurt divorcing parents. Somewhere in the shuffle, I felt forgotten and burdensome, yet at the same time expected to act in ways that regulated and calmed the adult’s emotions. The side effect of...
With all the different modalities that have been available through traditional therapy, it seems we as a collective conscious have reached a plateau. What happens if after counselling, couples therapy and career counselling parts of us still seem lost? Symptoms of...
You may be going through a career transition: Post education, loss or change in your job, or taking action because longterm burnout in your current role is no longer maintainable. Perhaps you are also weighing out the age old dilemma between seeking fun and meaningful...
I still remember grad school well. It was my peak of excitement in clinical training heading out to Family Services of Greater Vancouver where I would provide low cost counselling for 10 clients a week as part of my internship to complete my master's degree. It was...
As soon as the leaves start changing colours, we find ourselves taking pictures of the orange trees, drinking pumpkin spice latte (even if we actually like it or not), and of course, toque season is back! But, you may ask, “Why am I feeling unmotivated, low on energy,...
Never in our history have we been bombarded with so much of other people’s happiness. We see happiness on television, through our social media, and even have people called influencers who promise they can help us to be as happy as they are. We aren’t only exposed to...
I’m not writing an anti-goal blog to be a heretic. It is well-established that setting goals can be an important piece of achieving any type of meaningful change. Yet, while setting goals can be an important piece, they are just one piece. They might even be the least...
“Most people are only as needy as their unmet needs.” — Amir Levine What is Early Attachment Trauma? Early attachment trauma is when a child suffers one or multiple harmful experiences that affect trust and connection with others such as abuse, abandonment, and...
Three Reasons Couples Counselling Isn’t Working You finally did it. You both got on the same page, filled out the contact form, chatted with a counsellor and met up for for a first relationship therapy session. No, not just one. Three sessions. Strangely however, you...