How do I know if I have ADHD?
Difficulty Concentrating: Assessing for ADHD and When to Seek Help Do you often find it hard to stay focused on tasks, even when you want to concentrate? Occasional lapses in…
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The impact of Psychological Distress on Chronic Pain
The Mind-Body Connection: How Psychological Distress Can Contribute to Chronic Pain When your stomach aches, you might visit a gastrointestinal specialist. When back pain strikes, a chiropractor or physiotherapist may…
How do you get your teen to listen to you?
How to Get Your Teen to Listen: Building Stronger Connections Getting your teen to listen starts with building a closer, more trusting connection. Adolescence is a time of rapid growth…
Trauma & PTSD: Resources
Trauma Resources: Trauma refers to the lasting emotional, psychological, and physiological effects of experiences that overwhelm a person’s capacity to cope. Trauma can arise from many sources—single incidents, ongoing relational…
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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…
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…
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