March 1st is self-injury awareness day. Self injury or self-harm is defined as any form of intentional act to damage one’s own body. (Curtis et al., 2018). It may seem …
Hot or Not: What to Do When Sexual Desire Is A Challenge
With messages about sex saturating both public and private spaces of our lives, it’s no wonder that people often are looking for a yardstick to measure their own experiences of …
Preparing your relationship for Bringing Baby Home
Are you expecting or know someone who is? We are so excited to announce a new offering in our community. Gottman and colleagues have developed an incredible relationship-boosting course for …
Deck the Halls: Navigating Holiday Stress
It’s the time of year when “deck” the halls can take on a whole new meaning, leaving holes in your proverbial drywall. The anticipated magic and peace of the season …
Stress vs. Anxiety
Stress vs. Anxiety It seems that no matter where you go there are conversations about people struggling with anxiety. Statistics indicate that up to 70% of high school students would …
For the Boys: Eating Disorders, Not Just a ‘Women’s Issue’
Despite the growing awareness of eating disorders as serious mental health concerns, misconceptions and stereotypes continue to abound. Eating disorders are often considered to be a girls’ or women’s issue, …
Relationship Experiences when you’re an Adult with ADHD
Lately I’ve had a lot of adult men coming in for counselling for what at first, sounds like relationship concerns or the need for couples communication skills. When asked what …
Hope as an attitude
In our lives, hope plays an important role in providing us with support, a sense of holding and grounding especially when life feels very unknown or hard to bear
Managing Trauma Triggers: Small Steps Toward Safety
When the body experiences a traumatic event, it responds on a neurobiological level with mechanisms that are meant to support your survival. It kicks into fight/flight/freeze and works to get …
Sexual Satisfaction: How Body Image Concerns Can Get in the Way of Having Good Sex
What Exactly is Sexual Satisfaction and Why is it Important? What is sexual satisfaction and why is it important in our lives? Sexual satisfaction refers to a person’s subjective evaluation …