Many of us are reaching out and sharing about feeling anxious, stressed, or even hyper vigilant about the coronavirus, or Covid 19. So, how we can manage our anxieties during this global pandemic? And what Read more…
Encountering resistance in clients can be disheartening because of course we want our sessions to be effective and our clients to make the best use of their time (and money!). The first thing to remember Read more…
Most people do not know all that much about the process of therapy, that is not really surprising given the stigma attached to mental health difficulties and accessing help. If and when you manage to Read more…
Introduction The Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills building mastery and coping ahead are based on building and appreciating the feeling of achievement. This feeling is most often created when we achieve a goal or accomplish something Read more…
Sometimes asking in clear and specific ways for what you want can bring up difficult feelings like anxiety and self-doubt, many people struggle with a sense that their needs are not valid and that Read more…
Eric Berne, author of The Games People Play, described how the decisions about ourselves, our world and our relationships with others are crystallized during our first 5 years of life. These decisions are based on Read more…
Diaries of thoughts, feelings, and experiences, have been most often kept in the form of the written word. But when it comes to exploring feelings, thoughts, dreams, and visions of the future, drawing, painting, Read more…
When we tell our story, we also hear the story. Sometimes we may verbalise and encapsulate something profound, that until that point had remained a source of confusion or dissonance. Telling our story, telling stories Read more…
Experiencing trauma can lead to the chronic activation of the survival response on a neurological, physiological, biological and emotional level. For those who suffer from anxiety or the effects of trauma, the world can feel Read more…
“Being a new mother is supposed to be the happiest time of your life, but postpartum depression and anxiety strip that away for a time, but trust that it will not last forever.” Read more…