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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’ [...]

Whether you’ve been with your favourite person for a month, a year, or decades the greatest desire I believe humans have is to feel safe, seen and connected. When you can experience this [...]

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 [...]

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 made it to the Fall! Summer may have been amazing but you expected the routine and these crisp mornings would be welcome. Or, maybe summer was a slog and the shortening days have been welcome [...]

While not everyone looks forward to the summer months throughout the year, it is often perceived as a season when everything is a little more laid back. People often seem happier. Restaurant [...]

Mother’s Day thoughts can bring such a mixture of emotions, expectations and perhaps even triggering memories. You might notice you feel light and tingly excitement – maybe you’re even [...]

Easter is just around the corner and you’re noticing an emotion in your body that often seems to appear around the holidays. You might be excited to see family members you haven’t talked with [...]

You notice you’re struggling to say ‘no’ when friends, family members, co-workers, your partner or even your kids need something. Maybe your head wants to say ‘yes’ to their request. But your [...]