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If you’ve had a traumatic experience, you have likely also noticed how your body can feel different than it used to. It may also respond to some experiences or emotions now, that are [...]

You’ve likely read how exercise is good for your mental health. You might even have experienced it. I commonly have clients share that one way they care for themselves is to hit the gym. [...]

There are many different approaches to therapy. You can talk to ten therapists (more!) and each can have a different way they work. This means, they use a different framework to process what [...]

These darker months can be hard on your mental health. It might be the shorter days. The wet climate doing it’s best to keep everything well watered (ha!). The seeming non-stop kids’ [...]

As the holidays grow near, you’re likely hoping this year is the best yet. Or, at least it’s a year marked with joy, excitement and hopefully lost of rest! That’s what the [...]

Whether or not trauma can cause anxiety is a huge question in and of itself. It’s one I often hear within the context of counselling. Or, it is something I get curious with clients about at [...]

You might have noticed recently that conflict seems to be everywhere. You can’t make it through a day, let alone a meal without conflict. This could include arguments or ruptures with your [...]

I often have clients step into therapy with significant trauma. The result is high anxiety, maybe depression, confusion, anger or resentment and almost always a somatic (physical) response to all [...]

I talk with clients often, about the dark stuff. Those moments, seasons, years that just seem bleak. At the very least, they’ve stolen much of my clients’ stories. Some days the [...]

You love to think. Maybe you’re excellent at self-reflection – or reflection in general. You might pride yourself on your ability to analyze, anticipate and really dig into the [...]