Counselling

Asking for Time off Work to Attend a Counselling Session Self-care is an important component in keeping good health. We, as a society, often emphasize taking care of our physical health. We eat organic. We go to the gym. We call up our doctor when we’re feeling ill. But what about

Breathing exercises help us combat daily stress by calming our bodies. Fight or Flight While we have a natural “fight or flight” stress response that can be useful in certain stressful or dangerous situations, the influx of stress hormones can

Whether it’s your firstborn, your last, or a child somewhere in the middle, watching your kids graduate high school is both inspiring and emotional. You know they’re shedding (albeit probably slowly) the last vestiges of the teen years for the strange in-between period of “young adulthood.” And if they’re leaving home for university or to…

The time has arrived again when we start planning for the holidays.  Weekends get filled with responsibilities and obligations, that you may or may not be interested in.  The stress is building up, when you are suppose to be having fun.  You may also have the kids to entertain for a couple of weeks.  Who…

So you made it through the procedure of the abortion, which was probably no easy choice. Going in feeling/thinking/knowing it was the right thing to do, or maybe you went in hoping it was the right thing to do. No matter the reasoning, you now have to cope with your decision and the emotions afterwards.

To be clear, missing an appointment sometimes happens for very valid reasons like accidents or serious illness. In some other occasions, people simply forget. The question is, why do we forget?

So, what is the mindset of the sport?  How do we mentally prepare ourselves to succeed? I recently started a 90 day transformation program at Shift Fitness.  I am on week 5 and feeling great, frustrated and excited all at the same time.  Feeling great and excited since the inches are coming off, I have…

Most people consider therapy and counselling at one point in their lives. However, not many take the steps to get the help they need. One of the biggest fears people face when deciding to go to counselling is the fear of being judged by the counsellor.  After all, the therapist is still a person who…

With regular frequency, when I see a client for the first time, they tell me that they have considered counselling for a long time (even years) before finally making the first appointment. Often, this first appointment comes at the very last moment possible before making important life changing decisions or when it is almost too…

Time is a precious commodity, we all would like more, but we only have what we’ve got. As children, we used to think that time was endless, that it was a long time for days to pass. In fact, we were easily bored and always felt we were waiting. As adults, we barely have enough…