Resentment: Why it Happens & How to Work Through It
Understanding Resentment Beneath the Surface Resentment is one of the most common and misunderstood emotional experiences. It can quietly build over weeks, months, or even years, affecting our relationships, work, health, and overall sense of well-being. Many people think resentment means being angry, bitter, or unforgiving. In reality, resentment often develops when we repeatedly give
Burnout: When Constant Stress Becomes Your Normal
Burnout is often mistakenly thought of as the result of working too much. In reality, burnout often develops when chronic stress, emotional demands & ongoing responsibilities exceed our capacity to recover. It can affect professionals, entrepreneurs, caregivers, parents, students & anyone who has spent months, or even years, pushing through overwhelm without adequate rest, support
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About Psychotherapy
What is Psychotherapy? Psychotherapy is a compassionate, evidence-based approach to emotional, mental, behavioural and nervous system healing. Through guided exploration, therapy helps uncover patterns, gain insight, build resilience and develop inner strength. Together, we create space for self-reflection, identifying values, accessing self-compassion, processing life’s challenges, making meaning and building capacity to support you to
The Power of Trauma Therapy
Understanding Emotional Trauma “Trauma is not what happens to you. Trauma is what happens inside you as a result of what happened to you.” — Dr. Gabor Maté We all carry scars—some seen, others deeply hidden. Emotional trauma is often one of the most misunderstood invisible wounds. It doesn’t always announce itself with drama or
Why Now Is The Perfect Time to Try Reiki: Discover the Healing Energy Within You
In a world that’s moving faster than ever (with constant notifications, lengthy to-do lists, an undercurrent of stress and an overcurrent of collective anxiety), it’s easy to feel like your mind, body, and nervous system are running on empty. You might feel disconnected from yourself. What if you could hit reset, not just mentally, but
Stress: How to Manage & Cope With Life’s Stressors
Stress Management Did you know that there are 2 different types of stress/stressors? Eustress: Moderate, natural & beneficial stressors (e.g. exercise, travel, work projects). Distress: Extremely unpleasant demands resulting in anxiety & painful emotions or overwhelm (e.g. loss, relationship endings, severe injury). Eustress helps us perform optimally to meet our goals & responsibilities. Distress can
The Chakra System: 7 Vortexes of Energy Within
The Chakra System Ever feel out of balance, emotionally drained, or creatively stuck? It might be more than just a tough day—it could be your chakras calling for attention. Chakras are energy centers within your body and there are seven main ones. Each chakra is associated different aspects of your physical, emotional and spiritual well-being.
Benefits of Psychotherapy
Benefits of Psychotherapy There are many benefits to engaging in the process of psychotherapy. These include: learning to manage, regulate and soothe our emotional states (especially the painful ones), learning to challenge and re-frame limitations in thinking that can keep us spinning or stuck, learning how to de-escalate and regulate heightened nervous system states, managing
Men’s Mental Health: MENtal Health Matters!
November is Men’s Mental Health Month and it’s time to expand the conversation about male socialized invulnerability. Like women, men also experience the vast range of human emotion. 😀☺️🙂🥲😒😞😡😥😭😤😫 However, there are major differences. Women are generally given permission to feel, whereas men tend not to be. The judgment and negative perception can lead to
Somatic Therapy: A Mind-Body Approach to Healing
Somatic therapy is an approach to healing encompassing the powerful mind-body connection. Most of our therapists take a somatic therapy-informed approach to psychotherapy. We don’t use the term ‘mental health’ in our practice, as we are aware of the innate embodiment of our emotional states. We don’t just feel in our heads, we feel in