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What Does Loss of Interest or Pleasure Mean? Loss of interest or pleasure, often referred to as anhedonia, is a core symptom of depression and related mental health concerns. It…
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A Progressive Approach to Therapy For Healing Infidelity In Couples
Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples is an evidence-based, humanistic, and experiential approach that emphasizes attachment and emotion to address destructive relationship patterns (Johnson, 2004). While EFT was not originally developed…
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Understanding Panic Disorder: How It Develops, What Maintains It, and How Therapy Can Help Panic disorder involves recurrent, unexpected panic attacks and an ongoing fear of having more. A panic…
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Single-Incident Trauma: Healing After Accidents, Assaults, Medical Events, or Exposure to Serious Injury Trauma does not always come from long-term or repeated harm. Sometimes a single overwhelming event can disrupt…
SAD: what is SAD and what can you do to improve your mood?
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Understanding Winter Depression Do you notice your mood dropping as the days get shorter and the temperature falls? You are not alone. Many Canadians experience changes…
Avoidance, Overthinking, and Values: How to Break Harmful Relationship Patterns
A Series on Improving Your Relationship – Part 2B Struggling with avoidance, overthinking, or emotional distance in your relationship? Learn psychologist-approved strategies to build lasting connection. In Part 2A, we…
How to Build a Stronger Relationship:
How to Build a Stronger Relationship: The Actions That Matter Most A Series on Improving Your Relationship – Part 2A Learn the key relationship actions that strengthen emotional connection and…
Understanding OCD: Types, Symptoms & Evidence-Based Treatment
Learn how to recognize different forms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), distinguish compulsions from strong preferences or common worries, and explore how evidence-based therapies—like CBT with Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP),…
Four relationship myths that fuel relationship dissatisfaction.
A series on improving your relationship. A Relationship that is going well can be a safe haven from a stressful day and world. A Strong relationship can help someone feel…
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Complicated Grief: When Loss Doesn’t Soften With Time—and How Therapy Can Help Grief is a natural response to loss. For many people, grief gradually changes over time—becoming less consuming, even…