Are You a Highly Sensitive Person?
Understanding the Highly Sensitive Person Way of Being Have you ever been told you’re “overly emotional,” “take things too seriously,” or are “too sensitive”? Do you absorb the emotions of others, feel overwhelmed in busy environments, need more time to recharge or notice details that others seem to miss? Perhaps you’ve spent years believing there
Therapy for the Mental, Emotional, Physical & Nervous System Changes of Perimenopause & Menopause
Is it Stress? Burnout? Exhaustion? … Or is it your journey through the often mind and body-boggling hormonal shifts of Perimenopause and Menopause?! You used to feel like yourself. You could juggle work, relationships, family and life’s challenges without feeling like every small thing might tip you over the edge. Now, your patience feels shorter.
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
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
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