Why We Can’t Look Away From the Fight: Anxiety, Outrage, Grief and the Human Need to Be Heard
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Couples Therapy Ontario: Why Do I Feel Worse? The Problem With Bringing Only Problems to Session
Couples sometimes say they feel worse after a couples therapy session. They’re talking about problems after all — a whole[…]
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September can look exciting from the outside. New classes. A new apartment. A campus full of people. A first year[…]
Read moreBack-to-School Anxiety: When Your Young Adult Is Struggling and You Don’t Know How Much to Help
There is a particular kind of anxiety that belongs to parents in September. Your son is moving into residence. Your[…]
Read moreWhy Do I Feel Like a Kid When My Parent Remarries? Understanding Adult Children, Stepfamilies or Blended Families and Old Family Patterns
OK, so you’re an adult. You have your own life, your own relationships and probably your own responsibilities. So why[…]
Read moreWhy Do We Have the Same Fight Over and Over? How Couples Rebuild Emotional Safety — Couples Therapy Ontario
One of the things I kept thinking about while travelling through Eastern Newfoundland recently was how much of travelling with[…]
Read moreWhen Anxiety Makes Discomfort Feel Like Danger | Anxiety Therapy Ontario
I wanted to share some of my reflections on a recent trip to Newfoundland for a week of hiking. It[…]
Read moreMy Parent Remarried: Why Do I Still Feel Angry About the New “Family”
“I love my dad but I really don’t like his new wife — and that means I spend less time[…]
Read moreFeeling Like an Outsider in Your Blended Family? What Stepparents Need to Know About Stepfamily Development
Often, when blended families or stepfamilies come to me for help, stepparents are confused about why things aren’t working. After[…]
Read moreHow Trauma and Grief Change Your Relationship With Yourself: Part 2 | Trauma Therapy in Hamilton & Online Ontario
“Healing Isn’t About Becoming the Person You Were Before. Healing happens in relationships — your relationship with your partner, your[…]
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